PROMPT: Respond to the following 1. Is there a difference between the transference of high-paying white collar jobs, such as computer programming and accounting to developing nations and low paying blue-collar jobs? If so, what is the difference and should government do anything to stop the flow of white collar jobs out of the country to companies such as India? 2. You are an employee of a U.S.firm that produces personal computers in Thailand and then exports them to the United States and other countries for sale. The personal computers were originally produced in Thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. Other possible locations considered at the time were Malaysia and Hong Kong. The U.S. government decides to impose punitive 100 percent ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from Thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict U.S. exports to Thailand. How should your firm respond? What does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers? 3. NOTE: question 3 is related to the Closing Case regarding Africa on page 281. Why do you think free trade areas established so far in Africa have not lived up to their expectations? What could be done to make the TFTA a Success! PROMPT: Respond to the following 1. Is there a difference between the transference of high-paying white collar jobs, such as computer programming and accounting to developing nations and low paying blue-collar jobs? If so, what is the difference and should government do anything to stop the flow of white collar jobs out of the country to companies such as India? 2. You are an employee of a U.S.firm that produces personal computers in Thailand and then exports them to the United States and other countries for sale. The personal computers were originally produced in Thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. Other possible locations considered at the time were Malaysia and Hong Kong. The U.S. government decides to impose punitive 100 percent ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from Thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict U.S. exports to Thailand. How should your firm respond? What does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers? 3. NOTE: question 3 is related to the Closing Case regarding Africa on page 281. Why do you think free trade areas established so far in Africa have not lived up to their expectations? What could be done to make the TFTA a Success