Estimating the Impact of Trade and Offshoring on American Workers Using the Current Population Surveys

• Tác giả: Avraham Ebenstein
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 331.62 Immigrants and aliens
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 294912
• Chủ đề: 1. AFFECTED WORKERS; 2. AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT; 3. AGRICULTURE; 4. BUSINESS CYCLE; 5. CELL PHONE

Tóm tắt

The authors link industry-level data on trade and offshoring with individual-level worker data from the Current Population Surveys. They find that occupational exposure to globalization is associated with larger wage effects than industry exposure. This effect has been overlooked because it operates between rather than within sectors of the economy. The authors also find that globalization is associated with a reallocation of workers across sectors and occupations. They estimate wage losses of 2 to 4 percent among workers leaving manufacturing and 4 to 11 percent among workers who also switch occupations. These effects are most pronounced for workers who perform routine tasks.