Trade Shocks and Labor Market Adjustment

A-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review: Insights
Year: 2021
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Pages: 115-30

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We develop a framework to analyze the impact of trade shocks on a range of labor market adjustment margins in economies with a large number of sectors and labor groups. We provide analytic results characterizing equilibria. We show that labor groups earning a greater share of wage income in sectors with relative price declines experience a relative increase in unemployment and nonparticipation and decrease in wages and welfare. Our framework provides a guide for quantitative and empirical investigations into the labor market impacts of trade shocks.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aerins:v:3:y:2021:i:1:p:115-30
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29