Accelerating the Globalization of America: The Role for Information Technology

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Peterson Institute, 2006 - 237 pages
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Contents

Linkages Between US Firms and Global Markets for IT Products
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3 US multinational companies sales in US and global
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6 Top 25 global IT servicessoftwareInternet
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Figure 2A 1 Shares of world semiconductor market 19822004
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Globalization and IT Prices Diffusion and Productivity
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5 IT and communications investment 19702005
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1a IT hardware intensity 1998 and 2004
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7 Reduction in own costs from IT usage by suppliers
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5 Labor condition application requests FY2004
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3 H1B visa holders and the prevailing wage
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Globalization of Innovation
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RD workers 19972001
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3a Patents granted by US Patent and Trademark Office
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3 Rank of company by number of patents granted
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Purchasing foreign innovations
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5 US parent firms receipts and payments of royalties
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2 Capital expenditure per employee by industry sector
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Information Technology Outsourcing and the
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1 US real IT hardware trade 19842005
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2 Estimated gains from trade and investment
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2 The role of services infrastructure in locating a
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Information Technology and Labor Markets
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1 US labor market statistics
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1 US job turnover September 1992June 2005
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2 US visas for highly skilled workers
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4 H1B and L1 visa holders admitted into the United
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4 Leading US employers of H1B visa holders
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3 How many engineers are really out there?
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8 Document literacy by age group 2003
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12 Top countries and regions receiving US venture
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A Look Forward with a Policy Agenda
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Appendix A Methodology and Definitions
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Figure A 1 IBM revenues by business segment 19912004
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References
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Build it or buy it 47
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Index
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