increased Chinese import competition than high-wage earners. Our approach applies to a broad range of settings in labor …

increased Chinese import competition than high-wage earners. Our approach applies to a broad range of settings in labor …

We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on U.S. local labor markets …, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in industry specialization and … instrumenting for U.S. imports using changes in Chinese imports by other high-income countries. Rising imports cause higher …