Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/51765 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5368
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Although public policy is influenced by the perception that workers worry about the impact of trade on their jobs, there is little empirical evidence on what shapes such views. This paper uses new data to examine how workers' perceptions of the impact of trade are related to their career paths, job characteristics, and local labor market conditions. Surprisingly, given prior literature, we find that workers' perceptions primarily reflect local labor market conditions and education rather than labor market experiences or job characteristics.
Subjects: 
globalization
trade
job characteristics
local labor markets
job loss
job security
JEL: 
J21
J08
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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