Postcard: Bangalore. Hearts set on joining the global economy, Indian IT workers are brushing up on their interpersonal skills.
The huge number of Indian workers staffing the world's tech firms and call centers. possess cutting-edge technical knowledge, their interpersonal and communication. Skills lag far behind. Enter Bangalore's finishing schools.
Times, May 5, 2008
a. What comparative advantage does this news clip identify?
b. Using the information in this news clip, what services do you predict Bangalore (India) exports and what services do you predict it imports?
c. Who will gain and who will lose from the international trade that you describe in your answer to b?