Imports, Exports, and Jobs: What Does Trade Mean for Employment and Job Loss?

Authors

Lori G. Kletzer, University of California, Santa Cruz

Publication Date

1-1-2002

DOI

10.17848/9780585441542

Abstract

Kletzer adds to our understanding of the magnitude of the costs and benefits of free trade. She presents a focused examination of the relationship between changes in international trade, employment, and job displacement for a sample of U.S. manufacturing industries. The link between international trade and domestic jobs is also explored through studies of both net and gross employment job change.

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Contents

1. Introduction
2. Understanding the Links between Increasing
Foreign Competition and Domestic Employment and Job Loss
3. Evidence from Earlier Studies
4. Inside Manufacturing: Trends in International Trade, Employment and Job Loss
5. Modeling Labor Market Responses to Changes in Trade and Import Competition
6. Measuring the Link between Changes in Industry Employment and Changes in Trade Flows
7. Job Displacement and Foreign Competition
8. Conclusions and Policy Implications

Appendix A-Measures of Trade Volumes and Import Prices

Appendix B-Construction of Instruments

ISBN

9780880992480 (cloth) ; 9780880992473 (pbk.) ; 9780585441542 (ebook)

Subject Areas

LABOR MARKET ISSUES; Job security and unemployment dynamics; Dislocated workers; INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; Globalization; Offshoring; Trade issues