Examining trade-related employment dynamics, we focus on the potential employment effects of shifts in import sources from relatively high- to low-income nations. Data for 384 6-digit NAICS US manufacturing industries that span the years 1972-2001 are utilized. Increased import penetration is...

Worker-level data from the 1984-2000 Displaced Worker Surveys is employed to examine geographic variation in the effects of trade on manufacturing workers' probabilities of job displacement. Considerable variation is reported across regions. The net effect of trade is an increase in displacement...

The relationship between import competition and job displacement is examined using Displaced Worker Survey data and industry-level trade quantity and price data. Analysis is undertaken for the full manufacturing workforce and for various worker types. Heterogeneity in employment effects across...

The trade-displacement relationship is examined using observations from the 1984-2000 Displaced Worker Surveys and corresponding industry data. Increases in import penetration and decreases in import prices correlate with higher displacement rates. Considerable variation in the effects of import...