Does Import Competition Force Efficient Production?

摘要: Increases in import competition led to large increases labor productivity growth highly concentrated industries during the period from 1975 through 1987. The finding is based on a panel of ninety-four manufacturing observed over four periods, each three years duration. Imports had no observable effects less industries; strong did not occur contemporaneously but appeared with one-period lag. are weakened still statistically significant when Bureau Labor Statistics data replaced by National Economic Research and larger precise trade data. Copyright 1994 MIT Press.