We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on local U.S. labor markets …, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in industry specialization while …

and joint ventures trade more and import more products from more source countries, but export fewer products to fewer … international trade and the importance of foreign ownership for firms' export and import decisions …

The competitive shock to the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred by rising China import competition could either catalyze … analysis of the effect of surging import competition on U.S. innovative activities. Applying a novel internet-based matching … adjustment and for all measures of valuation suggest that the primary response of firms to greater import competition is to scale …

firms in Denmark between 1999 and 2009, we show that import competition has caused worker-level adjustments that lead to job …

employer, we analyze the effect of exposure to import competition on earnings and employment of U.S. workers over 1992 through … 2007. Individuals who in 1991 worked in manufacturing industries that experienced high subsequent import growth garner …. Import competition also induces substantial job churning among high-wage workers, but they are better able than low …

Has rising import competition contributed to the polarization of U.S. politics? Analyzing outcomes from the 2002 and … records, we find strong evidence that congressional districts exposed to larger increases in import penetration …

high-quality products since the production of high-quality goods is often viewed as a pre-condition for export success and …, ultimately, for economic development. In this paper, we provide the first evidence that countries' import tariffs affect the rate … at which they upgrade the quality of their products. We analyze the effect of import competition on quality upgrading …

interest. For example, IV methods have been used to show that import exposure to low-wage countries has adversely affected … Western labor markets. Similarly, they have been used to show that import exposure has increased voter polarization. However … framework, we estimate that labor market adjustments explain most to all of the effect of import exposure on voting, thereby …