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Author:   R. White
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.483kg
ISBN:  

9781137373243

ISBN 10:   1137373245
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   25 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND ANTI-TRADE SENTIMENT 1. Nearly Two Centuries Have Passed Since David Ricardo… 2. Public Opinion of International Trade: America and the World 3. A Shift in Comparative Advantage? PART II: IN SEARCH OF STOLPER-SAMUELSON(-LIKE) EFFECTS 4. The Influences of Trade on Industry-level Wages and Employment 5. Value Share Import Competition and U.S. Manufacturing Employment 6. The Employment Effects of Free Trade Agreements and Industry Trade-orientation 7. Import Competition and the Probability of Job Displacement 8. State and Regional Variation in the Probability of Trade-related Job Displacement PART III: THE SMOOTH ADJUSTMENT HYPOTHESIS AND POLICIES THAT ASSIST TRADE-DISPLACED WORKERS 9. Does Intra-industry Trade Explain a Lack of Trade-related Labor Market Dynamics 10. Displacement-related Earnings Losses: Evaluating Trade Adjustment Assistance and Wage Insurance PART IV: MAKING SENSE OF ANTI-TRADE SENTIMENT 11. What May Explain Anti-trade Sentiment Among the American Public 12. Identifying the Determinants of Pro- and Anti-trade Sentiment 13. Conclusions

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""Growing inequality, lackluster employment growth, and increasingly pervasive globalization set the stage for Roger White's insightful analysis of why Americans are so deeply suspicious of imports. This cutting and thorough analysis brings academic research to life and unites theory and data in a way that is sure to be valued across the country - from Main Street to K Street."" - Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics, Macalester College, USA

"""Growing inequality, lackluster employment growth, and increasingly pervasive globalization set the stage for Roger White's insightful analysis of why Americans are so deeply suspicious of imports. This cutting and thorough analysis brings academic research to life and unites theory and data in a way that is sure to be valued across the country - from Main Street to K Street."" - Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics, Macalester College, USA"

Growing inequality, lackluster employment growth, and increasingly pervasive globalization set the stage for Roger White's insightful analysis of why Americans are so deeply suspicious of imports. This cutting and thorough analysis brings academic research to life and unites theory and data in a way that is sure to be valued across the country - from Main Street to K Street. - Raymond Robertson, Professor of Economics, Macalester College, USA

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Roger White is Associate Professor of Economics at Whittier College, USA. His research largely focuses on international trade, labor, and migration. Roger has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and he is the author of three books.

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