How Effective Are Existing Programs in Helping Workers Impacted by International Trade? Hearing Before the Committee on Education and Labor, U. S. House of Representatives; One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session; Hearing Held in Washington, DC; March 26
How Effective Are Existing Programs in Helping Workers Impacted by International Trade? Hearing Before the Committee on Education and Labor, U. S. House of Representatives; One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session; Hearing Held in Washington, DC; March 26

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781984161307

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How effective are existing programs in helping workers impacted by international trade? Hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives; One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session; hearing held in Washington, DC; March 26, 2007.

Failure to Adjust
Failure to Adjust

Author: Edward Alden

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-09-15

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1538109093

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*Updated edition with a new foreword on the Trump administration's trade policy* The vast benefits promised by the supporters of globalization, and by their own government, have never materialized for many Americans. In Failure to Adjust Edward Alden provides a compelling history of the last four decades of US economic and trade policies that have left too many Americans unable to adapt to or compete in the current global marketplace. He tells the story of what went wrong and how to correct the course. Originally published on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Alden’s book captured the zeitgeist that would propel Donald J. Trump to the presidency. In a new introduction to the paperback edition, Alden addresses the economic challenges now facing the Trump administration, and warns that economic disruption will continue to be among the most pressing issues facing the United States. If the failure to adjust continues, Alden predicts, the political disruptions of the future will be larger still.

Sticky Feet
Sticky Feet

Author: Claire H. Hollweg

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2014-07-03

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1464802637

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This report quantifies labor mobility costs in developing countries and simulates the implied adjustment paths of employment and wages following a change in trade policy. High mobility costs are shown to reduce the potential gains to trade reform.

The Impact of International Trade on Wages
The Impact of International Trade on Wages

Author: Robert C. Feenstra

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0226239640

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Since the early 1980s, the U.S. economy has experienced a growing wage differential: high-skilled workers have claimed an increasing share of available income, while low-skilled workers have seen an absolute decline in real wages. How and why this disparity has arisen is a matter of ongoing debate among policymakers and economists. Two competing theories have emerged to explain this phenomenon, one focusing on international trade and labor market globalization as the driving force behind the devaluation of low-skill jobs, and the other focusing on the role of technological change as a catalyst for the escalation of high-skill wages. This collection brings together innovative new ideas and data sources in order to provide more satisfying alternatives to the trade versus technology debate and to assess directly the specific impact of international trade on U.S. wages. This timely volume offers a thorough appraisal of the wage distribution predicament, examining the continued effects of technology and globalization on the labor market.

The Impact of International Trade on Wages
The Impact of International Trade on Wages

Author: Robert C. Feenstra

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2000-07-15

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780226239637

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Since the early 1980s, the U.S. economy has experienced a growing wage differential: high-skilled workers have claimed an increasing share of available income, while low-skilled workers have seen an absolute decline in real wages. How and why this disparity has arisen is a matter of ongoing debate among policymakers and economists. Two competing theories have emerged to explain this phenomenon, one focusing on international trade and labor market globalization as the driving force behind the devaluation of low-skill jobs, and the other focusing on the role of technological change as a catalyst for the escalation of high-skill wages. This collection brings together innovative new ideas and data sources in order to provide more satisfying alternatives to the trade versus technology debate and to assess directly the specific impact of international trade on U.S. wages. This timely volume offers a thorough appraisal of the wage distribution predicament, examining the continued effects of technology and globalization on the labor market.