A2 – 40 U.S. Blinder ’07 [Alan S. Blinder, professor of economics at Princeton University, vice chairman of Promontory Interfinancial Network and vice chairman of the G7 Group, Trade's Great, but Offshoring Rattles Me,” Washington Post, 5-6-07 < “Free The basic principles of We economists assure folks that things will be all right in the end. Both Americans and Indians will be better off. I think that's right. free trade that Adam Smith and David Ricardo taught us two centuries ago remain valid today: Just like people, nations benefit by specializing in the tasks they do best and trading with other nations for the rest. There's nothing new But I would argue that there's something new about the coming transition to service offshoring. here theoretically. Those this particular transition will be two powerful forces mentioned earlier -- technological advancement and the rise of China and India -- suggest that large, lengthy and painful. It's going to be lengthy because the technology for moving information across the world will continue to improve for decades, if this is no fleeting problem. not forever. So, for those who earn their living performing tasks that are (or will become) deliverable electronically, It's also 40 million U.S. jobs are offshorable. These going to be large. How large? In some recent research, I estimated that 30 million to potentially include scientists, mathematicians and editors on the high end and telephone operators, clerks and typists on the low end. Obviously, not all of these jobs are going to India, China or elsewhere. But many will.
– A2 40 U.S. Blinder ’07 [Alan S. Blinder, professor of economics at Princeton University, vice chairman of Promontory Interfinancial Network and vice chairman of the G7 Group, “Free Trade's Great, but Offshoring Rattles Me,” Washington Post, 5-6-07 < We economists assure folks that things will be all right in the end. Both Americans and Indians will be better off. I think that's right. The basic principles of free trade that Adam Smith and David Ricardo taught us two centuries ago remain valid today: Just like people, nations benefit by specializing in the tasks they do best and trading with other nations for the rest. There's nothing new here theoretically. But I would argue that there's something new about the coming transition to service offshoring. Those two powerful forces mentioned earlier -- technological advancement and the rise of China and India -- suggest that this particular transition will be large, lengthy and painful. It's going to be lengthy because the technology for moving information across the world will continue to improve for decades, if not forever. So, for those who earn their living performing tasks that are (or will become) deliverable electronically, this is no fleeting problem. It's also going to be large. How large? In some recent research, I estimated that 30 million to 40 million U.S. jobs are potentially offshorable. These include scientists, mathematicians and editors on the high end and telephone operators, clerks and typists on the low end. Obviously, not all of these jobs are going to India, China or elsewhere. But many will.