https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07 Tech Workers and Time Zones: India’s Comparative Advantage. Dedicated to Vishal en-us 2016-04-15 14:40:42 UTC 2023-02-19 06:47:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/109426109/4f3a20385194e1b56693b98391e20ced0100f7d9/0f5f25bf026b38f412716a4211c35e74.jpg 20larsons https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106041908 2016-04-15 15:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106041908 20larsons https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106549914 When people lose their credit cards or have trouble with their computers, they need help fast. Often the callers do not realize that the call center might be halfway around the world. It also allows computers to move data around the world in an instant.This means that India can offer some services more cheaply or effectively than competing countries. As a result, companies often look to India when they want to outsource jobs. ]]> 2016-04-19 14:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106549914 20larsons https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106553270 n 2007, a call center worker in the United States made $45,000 a year. Sangita Ray did the same job in India. She earned only $3,500 a year. This difference in pay is one reason India attracts IT jobs. American companies that outsource work to India can save money.Labor costs in India are among the lowest in the world. This gives India a comparative advantage in attracting IT jobs. Several factors affect how much workers in India earn. One is the size of its workforce.With so many people looking for work, competition for jobs can be fierce. As a result, Indians often accept lower pay than workers in other countries. Good pay and working conditions make IT jobs attractive to Indians. In 2007, the average Indian worker earned $950 a year. In contrast, a computer programmer might be paid $6,000 or more a year. Call center jobs may pay half that much.

]]> 2016-04-19 14:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106553270 20larsons https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106557434 They are learning to speak like Americans. They watch U.S. movies and TV shows to pick up American accents, expressions, and slang words. Their skill in English is a second factor that drives India’s success in the IT business. More than two fifths of Indians speak Hindi at home. But almost all educated Indians also speak English. Great Britain later took over India and made it a colony. British officials set up schools where Indians were taught in English. The schools helped train Indians to work in government jobs. India gained its independence in 1947. By that time, English was widely spoken. Today it remains the main language of business. It is also used for government business. In cities, many parents send their children to schools that teach in English. Many college classes are also taught in English. About a third of all Indians speak some English. This gives India a comparative advantage in attracting U.S. companies. India can provide IT services in English more effectively than countries where little English is spoken. That is why some companies are teaching workers how to talk with American accents. They hope the training will help workers communicate better with callers and clients in the United States.]]> 2016-04-19 14:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106557434 20larsons https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106787090 India’s educated workforce is no accident. India puts a lot of money into higher education. In 2005, more than 3 million Indians graduated from college. Many of them were trained in technical fields such as math, science, and engineering.  Indian law says that all children up to the age of 14 must go to school.In fact, only about half of India’s children attend school to that age. As a result, about a third of the population is illiterate.  In the past, many students with technical degrees could not find the jobs they wanted near home. Some left India to work in more developed countries, including the United States.

]]> 2016-04-20 14:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106787090 20demelle https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106796345 1. 2005 more than 3 million Indians graduated from college. 
2. Most educated Indians also speak English. 
3. How would you live on that little. ]]> 2016-04-20 14:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/106796345 20larsons https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/107011986  There are three factors that give India a comparative advantage over some other countries in attracting IT jobs from the United States. The first is low wages. The second is English speakers. The third is an educated workforce. In addition, India is located in a time zone halfway around the world from the United States. As a result, Indians work while Americans sleep. All of these factors have led U.S. companies to outsource work to India.

]]> 2016-04-21 14:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/107011986 20knowlesj https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/107014016 1. They're economy is really low
2.  The average Indian worker gets $950 a year.
3.  How much does it cost to live there?]]> 2016-04-21 14:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/107014016 20schellern https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/107020484 1. They are willing to work a boring job for very little pay. 
2. One third of the Indian population is illiterate.
3. Why are the Indians willing to do this?]]> 2016-04-21 14:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20larsons/qe0isjyfww07/wish/107020484