# Prof. John Horton's research on small businesses and outsourcing is highlighted

1 Faculty News February 15, 2014 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/business/small-business-joining-a-parade-of-outsourcing.html?_r=4) -- "Going abroad for cheap labor isn’t just for big businesses anymore. Thanks to the rise of online job marketplaces, small businesses are increasingly using foreign contract workers to lower their costs. It’s a trend that has the potential to redistribute global wealth, say a group of researchers in a recent working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research."

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