advantage in manufactures. This paper explores the evolution of China's relative unit labor costs in manufacturing over 1998 …-2009. Between 1998 and 2003 China's unit labor costs fell, but since 2003 they have increased both absolutely and relative to US … unit labor costs. Much of the rise in China's relative unit labor costs can be traced to a real appreciation of the yuan …

advantage in manufactures. This paper explores the evolution of China’s relative unit labor costs in manufacturing over 1998 …-2009. Between 1998 and 2003 China’s unit labor costs fell, but since 2003 they have increased both absolutely and relative to US … unit labor costs. Much of the rise in China’s relative unit labor costs can be traced to a real appreciation of the yuan …

-plant heterogeneity points to a local labor supply channel where particularly plants utilizing low-wage, female, blue-collar workers are … impacted. Consistent with a blue-collar labor supply shock, the results show a positive impact on average blue-collar wages and …

capacity utilization. Violence acts as a negative blue-collar labor supply shock, leading to significant increase in skill …

-plant heterogeneity points to a local labor supply channel where particularly plants utilizing low-wage, female, blue-collar workers are … impacted. Consistent with a blue-collar labor supply shock, the results show a positive impact on average blue-collar wages and …

capacity utilization. Violence acts as a negative blue-collar labor supply shock, leading to significant increase in skill …