>>No. The cost and speed of moving a finished product to the other side of
>>the world are much lower in the case of IT as in other cases. Not to
>>mention that for certain jobs presence close to the market is simply a
>>requirement (how is a doctor on the other side of the world going to fix
>>your broken leg?).
>
>In the case of doctors, in Canada at least (and I'm fairly certain the US),
>only people who get their education in North America (and some other western
>countried, IIRC) can practice medicine in Canada. Foreign doctors cannot
>practice here. That's your barrier to entry right there. If foreign
>doctors were recognized, there would be a ton of doctors vying for visas to
>come over here.
This wasn't about immigration of people, but about emigration of jobs.
>And if it were cost effective, rest assured companies would
>fly you over to India for medical treatment.
And the reason it isn't cost effective is the transport cost. Moving bytes from one end of the word to the other is virtually free.
>Many engineering degrees are not recognized here either. Thus, most
>companies avoid using overseas firms for much of this work here because
>they're used to working with accredited engineers. Another barrier to
>entry.
A barrier to entry, but not a barrier to jobs moving oversee.
(BTW, if you are accredited, it becomes much easier to enter as when no accredition had existed in the first place, because you are obviously a highly qualified specialist.)
>In accounting, it's even worse. The Canadian Chartered Accountant
>designation is only partially recognized in the US.
Probably because they are lacking in the "how to cover for Enron/WorldCom fraud" department.
Jochem
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