bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (10/19/85)
What are the sources for figures on how many people work in an industry? The shoe figures seem OK, but some of the other figures don't. If you want to figure "jobs created" from a quota or duty, then you must be sure: 1) That you count only jobs in manufacturing. You can't count jobs in sales, distribution and marketing, they would still be there for foreign products 2) That you account for jobs losts in sales, distribution and marketing by the decrease in overall retail volume that results from the higher prices quotas bring. 3) You must not ignore the fact that many Canadian firms would still survive without quotas, and even those that are really pigging out at the trough will still have some workers. For example, people who make high-price/high-quality products are not generally helped or hindered as much by duties. So watch out when you hear figures about how many jobs are created by trade barriers. -- Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont. (519) 884-7473