We empirically examine how import competition affects sentiment toward China in local communities in the United States … turning negative. Second, communities more exposed to import competition from China have experienced a greater deterioration …

increased import exposure has led to an increase in the probability of German plants leaving industry-wide bargaining agreements …

a prime contributor to the slump. We estimate that import competition from China, which surged after 2000, was a major … equilibrium channels-weak overall U.S. job growth. Our central estimates suggest job losses from rising Chinese import competition …

2007 by exploiting industry shocks to import competition stemming from China’s spectacular rise as a manufacturing exporter … worked in manufacturing industries that experienced high subsequent import growth garner lower cumulative earnings, face … move out of manufacturing conditional on separation. These findings reveal that import shocks impose substantial labor …