Student Projects:IT Outsourcing
IT Outsourcing Policy
We will investigate what types of policies can prepare the American workforce to be more competitive in a globalizing labor market.
Understanding the phenonemon 1. The economic and technological rational for outsourcing Mandy Chang Brad Struss
2. Trade and tax policies that can slow down outsourcing
Mitigating negative impact 3. Policies for helping displaced workers Hong Qu Aamir Alavi
Crafting Long term public policy goals
4. Educational and research policies to keep future generations
of Americans competitive
Ian Carpe
Member List
- Ian Carpe, UC Berkeley, iancarpe@berkeley.edu [User:iancarpe]
- Hong Qu, UC Berkeley, hqu@sims.berkeley.edu [User:Hong]
- Mandy Chang, UC Berkeley, mandy_c@berkeley.edu [User:mandy_c]
- Brad Struss, UW, bradstr@cs.washington.edu [User:bradstr]
- Gianna Segretti, UCB, giannasegretti@yahoo.com
- Sandy Tesch, UCB, User:sandy01, sandy01@berkeley.edu
- Aamir Alavi, user: aamiralavi, aalamir@berkeley.edu
Project Goals
References
"Offshoring" Service Jobs: Bane or Boon and What to Do?
How Outsourcing Creates Jobs for Americans
Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Globalization
Offshore Outsourcing Resource Center
[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/03/07/MNGRT5G2C11.DTL Offshoring's giant target: the Bay Area Silicon Valley could face export of 1 in 6 jobs -- worst in nation]
