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9780881322958

Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers

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  • ISBN13:

    9780881322958

  • ISBN10:

    0881322954

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-03-01
  • Publisher: Peterson Inst for Intl Economics
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Summary

Recent research suggests that globalization has placed considerable pressure on lower-skilled US workers. In this study, the authors draw on data and surveys to examine the measurable and the perceived effects of US engagement with the world on American workers. As globalization comes under evergrowing scrutiny from all sides, this book should be of great interest to policymakers, researchers, and students.

Author Biography

Kenneth F. Scheve is assistant professor of political science at Yale University and a resident fellow at the university's Institution for Social and Policy Studies Matthew J. Slaughter, visiting fellow, is assistant professor of economics at Dartmouth College, a faculty research fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction
1(12)
Public Perceptions and Preferences about Globalization
13(34)
The Facts about US Policy Preferences
14(30)
Summary
44(3)
Cleavages in Public Preferences about Globalization
47(30)
Theory of Policy Preferences
47(6)
Data Description
53(4)
Econometric Specifications
57(2)
Empirical Results: Do Skill Levels Affect Trade Policy Preferences?
59(4)
Robustness Checks for Trade Policy Preferences
63(4)
Asset Ownership and Trade Policy Preferences
67(2)
Empirical Results: Do Skill Levels Affect Immigration Policy Preferences?
69(2)
Empirical Results: Does Local Immigrant Concentration Affect Immigration Policy Preferences?
71(1)
Robustness Checks for Immigration Policy Preferences
72(3)
Summary
75(2)
Labor-Market Pressures Facing Workers
77(10)
Changes in US Relative and Real Wages
78(6)
Has Globalization Driven Recent US Wage Changes?
84(2)
Summary
86(1)
Worker Perceptions and Pressures in the Global Economy
87(12)
Is There a Disconnect between Worker Perceptions and Pressures in the United States?
87(7)
Policy Implications
94(5)
Appendix A The Theory of Policy Cleavages 99(8)
Appendix B Data Description 107(4)
Appendix C Multiple Imputation Methodology 111(6)
Appendix D Further Evidence of the Skills-Preference Cleavage 117(2)
References 119(6)
Index 125

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