Question
Answer the following about so-called nomads in the 21st-century economy, for 10 points each.
[10m] In Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, these workplaces are depicted outsourcing work to RVers through the CamperForce program. Chris Smalls unionized one of these workplaces called JFK8 on Staten Island.
ANSWER: Amazon warehouses [or Amazon fulfillment centers or Amazon distribution centers or Amazon multi-channel fulfillment centers or Amazon ecommerce fulfillment centers; accept answers that indicate warehouses or fulfillment centers operated by Amazon; prompt on warehouses or fulfillment centers by asking “what company operates them?”; prompt on answers that specify buildings owned by Amazon; prompt on Amazon ecommerce center]
[10e] Digital nomads are lured to countries like Portugal with the ARI, a “golden” version of this kind of travel authorization. In the US, the H-1B (“H-one-B”) version of these authorizations allows for hiring skilled foreign nationals.
ANSWER: visas [accept golden visa; accept H-1B visa]
[10h] This country spun 2020 digital nomad visas out of its groundbreaking 2014 e-Residency program, which didn’t require visiting or living in this country. This European country heavily invested in computer technology through its 1990s Tiger Leap initiative.
ANSWER: Estonia [or Republic of Estonia or Eesti Vabariik]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
Data
| Columbia A | NYU A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Columbia B | Yale A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers A | Cornell C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Yale B | Haverford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Princeton A | Penn A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Princeton B | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |