outsourcing
No. 2005-12-A
Office of Economics Working Paper
U.S. International Trade Commission
Growth in Services Outsourcing to India: Propellant or
Drain on the U.S. Economy?
William Greene*
U.S. International Trade Commission
January 2006
*The author is with the Office of Economics of the U.S. International Trade Commission. Office of Economics working papers are the result of the ongoing professional research of USITC staff and are solely meant to represent the opinions and professional research of individual authors.
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No. 2006-01-A
OFFICE OF ECONOMICS WORKING PAPER
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Growth in Services Outsourcing to India: Propellant or
Drain on the U.S. Economy?
William Greene
U.S. International Trade Commission
January 2006
The authors is with the Office of Economics of the U.S. International Trade
Commission. Office of Economics working papers are the result of the ongoing professional research of USITC Staff and are solely meant to represent the opinions and professional research of individual authors. These papers are not meant to represent in any way the views of the U.S. International Trade
Commission or any of its individual Commissioners. Working papers are circulated to promote the active exchange of ideas between USITC Staff and recognized experts outside the USITC, and to promote professional development of Office staff by encouraging outside professional critique of staff research.
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Office of Economics Working Paper
U.S. International Trade Commission
Growth in Services Outsourcing to India: Propellant or
Drain on the U.S. Economy?
William Greene*
U.S. International Trade Commission
January 2006
*The author is with the Office of Economics of the U.S. International Trade Commission. Office of Economics working papers are the result of the ongoing professional research of USITC staff and are solely meant to represent the opinions and professional research of individual authors.
These papers are not meant to represent in any way the views of the U.S. International Trade
Commission or any of its individual Commissioners. Working papers are circulated to promote the active exchange of ideas between USITC Staff and recognized experts outside the USITC, and to promote professional development of Office staff by encouraging outside professional critique of staff research.
Address correspondence to:
Office of Economics
U.S. International Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20436 USA
No. 2006-01-A
OFFICE OF ECONOMICS WORKING PAPER
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Growth in Services Outsourcing to India: Propellant or
Drain on the U.S. Economy?
William Greene
U.S. International Trade Commission
January 2006
The authors is with the Office of Economics of the U.S. International Trade
Commission. Office of Economics working papers are the result of the ongoing professional research of USITC Staff and are solely meant to represent the opinions and professional research of individual authors. These papers are not meant to represent in any way the views of the U.S. International Trade
Commission or any of its individual Commissioners. Working papers are circulated to promote the active exchange of ideas between USITC Staff and recognized experts outside the USITC, and to promote professional development of Office staff by encouraging outside professional critique of staff research.
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