What Would a Fair Labor-iPod Cost?

What Would a Fair Labor-iPod Cost?

Just how much of a Constructive Capitalist is Apple? There's been a ton of discussion about Apple's Chinese suppliers, and their relatively poor labour conditions recently — along the lines of, "enjoy your sweatshop produced iPods, evil Americans."

    What's more interesting is the counter-factual: how much would it cost to produce a "Good iPod"? One not produced in a sweatshop, but under decent labour conditions. Like, for example, one produced in the USA — hardly a paragon of labour standards, but a starting point.

    The results are surprising. An American made iPod Classic costs just 23% more than a Chinese made iPod Classic: $58 more, to be precise. The same relationship holds across the iPod family (price differentials in the 20-30% range) The iPod is a durable good, so that's a difference — but smaller than one might expect.

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