Myths, Facts, and Potential Policy Responses to Outsourcing

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chris Padilla, assistant U.S. trade representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison; Laurence Meyer, CSIS distinguished scholar and former member of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System; Chris Israel, chief of staff at the Department of Commerce; Lael Brainard, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; James Lewis, senior fellow and director, CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program; and Sherman Katz, CSIS Scholl Chair in International Business, analyzed the facts, myths and potential policy responses to global outsourcing and other global economic forces influencing the U.S. economy at a March 10 CSIS event.