For the United States, outsourcing tends to result from

a. a change in the pattern of comparative advantage.
b. the desire of domestic firms to keep domestic labor unions happy.
c. poor educational systems that result in domestic workers becoming less productive.
d. highly restrictive import tariffs and import quotas.


a. a change in the pattern of comparative advantage.

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