TY  - JOUR
AU  - Krueger,Anne O.
TI  - Protectionist Pressures, Imports, and Employment in the United States
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 461
PY  - 1980
Y2  - March 1980
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w0461
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w0461.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Anne O. Krueger
Department of International Economics
SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202/587-3238
E-Mail: annekrueger@jhu.edu
AB  - This paper assesses the theoretical and empirical basis for American labor union leaders' contention that imports have been a big source of job loss in the United States. It is shown, first, that identification of job losses "due to imports" is exceptionally difficult because economic growth affects adversely the industries believed affected by imports. Then, an accounting framework is employed to assess possible empirical orders of magnitude. The results are fairly conclusive in indicating that factors other than import competition have been primary in leading to structural shifts in employment.
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