This contrast in firms' behavior is responsible for the differences in the severity of current bottlenecks. In the United States and Europe, some producers have faced increasingly severe delivery delays because supply has not been able to keep up with the surge in demand reflecting the resumption of economic activities.
In contrast, many other jobs cannot be offshored because they require personal contact (e.g. elderly care, security, public transport).8 *** With the reduction of middle-paid jobs, the second key question is what kind of jobs those workers can move to and what kind of frictions are involved.