As Offshoring Activities Increase, the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers

question 57

Multiple Choice

As offshoring activities increase, the relative demand for skilled workers in the home nation:

• A) will increase.
• B) will decrease.
• C) will neither increase nor decrease.
• D) will raise wages to the point that offshoring no longer becomes a possibility.

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