The role of immigrants in the United States labor market and Chinese import competition

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Yu, Chan
• 署名单位: University of International Business & Economics
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2023.103792
• 发表日期: 2023
• 关键词: trade; immigrants; Geographic mobility; Manufacturing

摘要

Research has shown a limited labor mobility response to trade shocks. However, existing stud-ies of aggregate mobility may miss important heterogeneity. This paper proposes a mechanism through which local labor markets adjust to trade shocks, namely immigrant mobility. I find a relative decline in the immigrant population in areas more exposed to import growth from China. An interquartile increase in Chinese import exposure decreases the immigrant popula-tion by 5.4% but has little effect on the native population. Additionally, immigrant mobility mit-igates the effects of trade shocks on native labor outcomes. The present study shows that natives in areas with more immigrants experience smaller declines in employment relative to areas with fewer immigrants.& COPY; 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.