The assignment is to write a reaction essay after reading the following two academic articles: Skarbek, et. al. on working conditions in sweatshops:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1536-7150.2012.00827.x/full
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Powell and Skarbek on wages in sweatshops: http://www.benjaminwpowell.com/scholarly-publications/journal-articles/sweatshops-and-third-world-living-standards.pdf
Questions to focus on:
- Which economic concepts can be used to better understand sweatshops and manufacturing in the developing world?
- How could domestic policy improve outcomes for workers in sweatshops?
- How could domestic policy harm workers in sweatshops?
- Do international protests help or harm sweatshop workers?
Your response should not exceed 2500 words, and should be at least 2000 words.
Extra resources:
Krugman on sweatshops http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/1997/03/in_praise_of_cheap_labor.html
Kristof on sweatshops: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/opinion/15kristof.html
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