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INTRODUCTION
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... Wulf welcomed the participants to the National Academy and briefly described the origins of the workshop which the National Research Council convened at the request of the President's National Economic Council (NEC) , which had asked the STEP Board to look into the issue of offsets in the aerospace industry.
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... Sperling's address, Ambassador Wolff opened the workshop deliberations with a brief review of the role of the National Research Council's Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) within the Academy, relevant recent work, and the goals of this meeting.
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... The sixth panel tackles the issue of employment, specifically whether offsets help maintain employment in an industry characterized by volatile demand, or whether offsets simply shift work overseas. In the final session, the chairman summarizes the day's proceedings.


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