The assignment is to write a reaction essay after reading the following two academic articles:<\/p>\n

Skarbek, et. al. on working conditions in sweatshops:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1536-7150.2012.00827.x\/full (Links to an external site.)<\/span>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Powell and Skarbek on wages in sweatshops:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.benjaminwpowell.com\/scholarly-publications\/journal-articles\/sweatshops-and-third-world-living-standards.pdf (Links to an external site.)<\/span>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Questions to focus on:<\/p>\n

1. Which economic concepts can be used to better understand sweatshops and manufacturing in the developing world?<\/p>\n

2. How could domestic policy improve outcomes for workers in sweatshops?<\/p>\n

3. How could domestic policy harm workers in sweatshops?<\/p>\n

4. Do international protests help or harm sweatshop workers? <\/p>\n

Your response should not exceed 2000 words, and should be at least 1250 words. <\/p>\n

Extra resources:<\/p>\n

Krugman on sweatshops: http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/business\/the_dismal_science\/1997\/03\/in_praise_of_cheap_labor.html (Links to an external site.)<\/span>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kristof on sweatshops: http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/15\/opinion\/15kristof.html (Links to an external site.)<\/span>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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