, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in industry specialization and …We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on U.S. local labor markets … unemployment, lower labor force participation, and reduced wages in local labor markets that house import-competing manufacturing …

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