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

Examining trade-related employment dynamics, we focus on the potential employment effects of shifts in import sources … 1972-2001 are utilized. Increased import penetration is found to reduce both production and non-production employment … import sources from high- to low-income nations reduces manufacturing employment, and when shifts in import sources coincide …

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