1) What are some of the economic reasons why some firms choose to relocate some of their productive facilities to foreign countries?
2) With regards to low- and high-skill laborers, which domestic (American) workers may gain from outsourcing, and which domestic workers might lose? Why is this the case?
3) With respect to the types of products produced by companies that outsource, what effect may outsourcing have on domestic prices of these products?
4) If the US government wanted to reduce outsourcing, what changes in policy could it make to do so?
5) Please watch the following 2 videos regarding “sweatshops.”