MFN tariff treatment of imports from China: Effects on U.S. employment |
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Authors: | Thomas Bayard James Orr |
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Affiliation: | U.S. Department of Labor, USA;George Washington University, USA;U.S. Department of Labor, USA |
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Abstract: | This article estimates the effects on U.S. output and employment of granting most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff treatment to imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Import demand elasticities are used to estimate changes in imports resulting from the lower tariff rates. A highly disaggregated U.S. input-output table and labor-output ratios are used to convert changes in imports into changes in domestic output and employment at a detailed sectorial level. U.S. import restraints on the textile and apparel industry are incorporated into the analysis. The article explores the implications of increased imports from the PRC for U.S., PRC, and LDC policy makers. |
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Keywords: | Address correspondence to: Jorge-Perez-Lopez Bureau of International Labor Affairs U.S. Department of Labor Washington D.C. 20210 USA. |
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