Job Loss from Imports: Measuring the Costs

by Lori G. Kletzer

There is an important question lost in the debate over the number of jobs created or destroyed by trade liberalization: as the dynamic American economy continues to change, with freer trade and technological advances, what kind of work will Americans do? In a dynamic economy jobs are created and lost, and workers are displaced. Moving beyond the recent public policy focus on how many workers will be affected, this study focuses on understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881322962
• ISBN13: 9780881322965
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"