Does Outsourcing Benefit U.S. Industries, Workers? NCPA Briefing to Examine Costs, Benefits of Global Trade 3/31/2004
From: Richard Walker or Sean Tuffnell, 800-859-1154 or rwalker@ncpa.org, both of the NCPA News Advisory: In the wake of anti-outsourcing legislation adopted by the U.S. Senate, Sen. John Kerry's plan to tax the unrepatriated profits of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies, and an effort by Congressional Republicans to develop a legislative outsourcing plan, it's clear that one of the major issues for all candidates in this election year will be jobs. The National Center for Policy Analysis will sponsor a Capitol Hill briefing on April 2 to explore the costs and benefits of outsourcing, and examine several critical questions about public policy responses: -- Is there evidence that outsourcing has caused significant job losses in the U.S.? -- Does outsourcing actually save higher-level, better paying jobs in the U.S.? -- Is outsourcing an issue only because U.S. employment growth is slow and productivity is rising? -- Will public policies that restrict outsourcing save jobs, or will they make the employment situation worse? NCPA Senior Fellow and nationally syndicated columnist Bruce Bartlett will lead a distinguished panel of experts on economic and employment policy to discuss outsourcing from a free-market perspective. For more information, please visit http://www.ncpa.org/evn/washington/20040405wash.htm . WHAT: Myths and Realities About Outsourcing A Congressional Briefing sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis WHO: -- Bruce Bartlett - NCPA Senior Fellow & Syndicated Columnist -- Catherine Mann - Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics -- Russell Roberts, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics - Mercatus Center, George Mason University and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow WHEN: April 2, 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Room 121, Cannon House Office Building - Washington, D.C. --- The NCPA is an internationally known nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with offices in Dallas and Washington, D. C. that advocates private solutions to public policy problems. We depend on the contributions of individuals, corporations and foundations that share our mission. The NCPA accepts no government grants. |