Instead of focusing on jobs lost to the globalisation of information technology, Catherine Mann of the Institute for International Economics in Washington looks at globalisation's power to reduce prices and so help spread new technology, new practices and job-creating investment through the economy.

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Catherine L. Mann, professor of global finance at Brandeis, says her research that appeared in the TCC report focuses on net job creation, rather than growth of individual companies.

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"We've put some proposals forward, which will hopefully help Iran show some flexibility, " said Michael Mann, a spokesman for Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief who is chairing the talks.

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"The core issue here is the international community concern of the very strong indications that Iran is developing technology that could be used for military purposes, " said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the formal convener of the talks.

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The revised offer to Tehran addressed "concerns on the exclusive peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program" but was also "responsive to Iranian ideas, " said Michael Mann, spokesman for the EU's foreign-policy chief, Catherine Ashton.

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