Trade and labor markets: Lessons from China’s rise

Autor, David H.

doi:10.15185/izawol.431

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“…A consensus is emerging in the economics literature regarding the effects of international trade not only on aggregate welfare but also on the within‐country income inequality impacts of trade liberalization (see Autor (2018) and Crozet and Orefice (2017) for two recent policy‐oriented discussions of the impact of international trade in the labour market). The adverse impacts of trade tend to be very concentrated among specific groups of workers, industries and locations more vulnerable to trade competition.…”

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Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China—at Home and Abroad

Cabral

Martins

Santos³

et al. 2020

Economica

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China—at Home and Abroad

Cabral

Martins

Santos³

et al. 2020

Economica

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“…Multiple features of the TAA program explaining its limited efficiency have been identified and addressed over the years. Among the reasons behind the mixed success of successive versions of the TAA program are restrictive eligibility criteria, long deadlines for eligibility, limited awareness of the existence of the programs, technical problems relating to access to the benefits or waiting periods, the bureaucratic petition process or the artificial strictures it places on workers' re-employment options (Rosen, 2008;Autor, 2018). According to Rosen (2008), despite a significant increase in import penetration in the US economy over the years, efforts to assist workers adversely affected by increases in imports and shifts in production have remained modest at best and implementation of useful reforms has been uneven.…”

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“…In Rosen's view, expanding labor-market adjustment programs remains a low priority in the United States, but this should change. Along the same line, Autor argues that making assistance more accessible, flexible, and supportive rather than constraining of labor market re-entry would be a first constructive step towards mitigating adjustment costs and sharing the gains from trade integration more broadly (Autor, 2018).…”

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Trade and Inclusive Growth

Cerra¹

2021

IMF Working Papers

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This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition, especially from EMEs like China, spurring trade tensions and protectionist measures. The paper investigates the conflicting literature showing the aggregate benefits of trade versus the adverse and persistent impact of trade, especially import competition, on specific industries and local communities. The paper then reviews the evidence for using trade policies and other complementary policies for adjustment and compensation to those groups adversely affected by trade.

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“…Taking from an ideological perspective, there is a kind of competition that could be observed. The ruling power, which is the US, is seeing China-the rising power as a real potential challenger (Autor, 2018).…”

Section: Overview Causes Of Us-china Trade War and Reasons For The Umentioning

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Sino-American Clash of Hegemony: An Analysis of <i>US-China Trade War</i>

Sider¹

2020

OJPS

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In economic history, 2018 will be remembered as the year that the US started a trade war with China. The longtime leading hegemony is now embarking with the rising hegemony in one of the largest trade wars in economic history to date. US-China economic ties have expanded substantially since China began reforming its economy and liberalizing its trade regime in the late 1970s. According to the INVESTOPEDIA DICTIONARY, a trade war is a side effect of protectionism that occurs when one country (Country A) raises tariffs on another country's (Country B) imports in retaliation for Country B raising tariffs on Country A's imports. As it escalates, a trade war reduces international trade. China and the United States are engaged in a trade war as each country continues to dispute tariffs placed on goods traded between them. US President Donald Trump had promised in his campaign to fix China's longtime abuse of the broken international system and unfair practices (https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/52/trade-parade-of-broken-promises/). The economic disputes occurred before China's entry to the World Trade Organization but former Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all failed to solve the problems. In April 2018, the United States filed a request for consultation to the World Trade Organization in regard to concerns that China was violating intellectual property rights. In adding various tariffs, the US administration is relying partly on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to prevent what it calls unfair trade practices and theft of intellectual property (https://cen.acs.org/policy/intellectual-property/US-files-complaint-over-Chinas/96/i14). This gives the president the authority to unilaterally impose fines or other penalties on a trading partner if it is deemed to be unfairly harming US business interests, especially if it violated international trade agreements. In August 2017, the US opened a formal investigation into attacks on the intellectual property of the US and its allies, which cost the US

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Trade and labor markets: Lessons from China’s rise

Cited by 31 publications

References 9 publications

Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China—at Home and Abroad

Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China—at Home and Abroad

Trade and Inclusive Growth

Sino-American Clash of Hegemony: An Analysis of <i>US-China Trade War</i>

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Trade and labor markets: Lessons from China’s rise

Cited by 31 publications

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Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China—at Home and Abroad

Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China—at Home and Abroad

Trade and Inclusive Growth

Sino-American Clash of Hegemony: An Analysis of &lt;i&gt;US-China Trade War&lt;/i&gt;

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