We study potential internal effects of China's Belt and Road Initiative. These effects may occur sooner than the … of the overland Silk Road Economic Belt, we identify 46 prefectural‐level units in a corridor from the China …, more diverse, poorer, and less productive than are prefectural‐level units in the rest of China. The Belt and Road …

Mandarin, a high level of education, and higher-level skills increase the wages of workers after trade liberalization …

This paper investigates the impact of foreign competition from China on employment and wages in four U.S.-Mexico border … 2006, we find that increased trade with China is associated with significantly lower county-industry employment and wages …. In contrast, and as expected, increased imports from Mexico are positively related to increased employment and wages in U …