Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H.; Song, Jae - 2014
We analyze the effect of exposure to international trade on earnings and employment of U.S. workers from 1992 through … 2007 by exploiting industry shocks to import competition stemming from China’s spectacular rise as a manufacturing exporter … trade shocks. Highwage workers are better able to move across employers with minimal earnings losses, and are more likely to …