Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Economists at the University of California, Berkeley estimate that outsourcing could hit Silicon Valley hard. 1 in 6 jobs is at risk, according to their calculations. That compapres to 1 in 10 jobs nationally.
According to one of the authors,
"The good scenario is that innovation and dynamism keeps California one step ahead of the rest of the world, so the good jobs stay here and the more routine ones go overseas. ... But the bad scenario is that in the absence of innovation, you're going to have a situation where others catch up" and Silicon Valley loses its dominance.
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Outsourcing could hit Silicon Valley hard
