[lbo-talk] Roach: Productivity in the New Economy

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Dec 2 05:43:25 PST 2003


Michael Pollak wrote:


>I'm not sure I understand the BLS's argument here. I mean, isn't tech
>support the paradigmatic example of overseas outsourcing?

Dell or whoever has to pay for it. It's an imported service, effectively, whether the payment is to Dell India or to a subcontractor. Imports are deductions from GDP.

Doug



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