Friday, September 16, 2005
[IWS] Issue Brief: WHERE in the WORLD is YOUR JOB GOING? [16 September 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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Where in the World Is Your Job Going?
by Maralyn Edid, Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/7/
Suggested Citation
Edid, M. (2005). Where in the World Is Your Job Going? (IWS Issue Briefs). Ithaca, NY: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/7/
Full-text report at -
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=briefs
[full-text, 7 pages]
[excerpt]
This, then, is the crux of the problem: Economic theory tells us and data support the
premise that trade in goods and services enlarges the size of the economic pie, making a
generalized all of us winners in the long run. What sometimes gets overlooked, though,
is that trade, helped along by technological advances, changes the relative size of the
slices consumed by each specific one of us. This means some industries and some
individuals (e.g., investors, managers, and workers) grow fatter while those whose jobs
migrate offshore are left to feed off the crumbs. In other words, the macro gains that are
disbursed generally across the economy over a period of time impose heavy short-run
costs on particular workers whose skill sets and experience hold little value in the new
order. That we as a nation have not yet determined who, if anyone, is responsible for
easing the burdens of offshoring has made the practice a contentious political issue.
More IWS Issue Briefs by Maralyn Edid can be found at -
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/
The Issue Briefs, sponsored by the Institute for Workplace Studies, provide a summary overview of the debate swirling around workplace-related current events. They are intended as a public service to inform readers about key issues and should not be construed as the opinion of IWS or the ILR School. These articles are based on extant sources, which are listed at the end of the text, and do not reflect original research by the author.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Where in the World Is Your Job Going?
by Maralyn Edid, Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/7/
Suggested Citation
Edid, M. (2005). Where in the World Is Your Job Going? (IWS Issue Briefs). Ithaca, NY: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/7/
Full-text report at -
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=briefs
[full-text, 7 pages]
[excerpt]
This, then, is the crux of the problem: Economic theory tells us and data support the
premise that trade in goods and services enlarges the size of the economic pie, making a
generalized all of us winners in the long run. What sometimes gets overlooked, though,
is that trade, helped along by technological advances, changes the relative size of the
slices consumed by each specific one of us. This means some industries and some
individuals (e.g., investors, managers, and workers) grow fatter while those whose jobs
migrate offshore are left to feed off the crumbs. In other words, the macro gains that are
disbursed generally across the economy over a period of time impose heavy short-run
costs on particular workers whose skill sets and experience hold little value in the new
order. That we as a nation have not yet determined who, if anyone, is responsible for
easing the burdens of offshoring has made the practice a contentious political issue.
More IWS Issue Briefs by Maralyn Edid can be found at -
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/
The Issue Briefs, sponsored by the Institute for Workplace Studies, provide a summary overview of the debate swirling around workplace-related current events. They are intended as a public service to inform readers about key issues and should not be construed as the opinion of IWS or the ILR School. These articles are based on extant sources, which are listed at the end of the text, and do not reflect original research by the author.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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