IMPACT OF TRADE ON SERVICE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES

Bartholomew K. Armah

Contemporary Economic Policy, 1994, vol. 12, issue 1, 67-78

Abstract: Trade data from 1977 and 1985 suggest that, on average, service industries with the greatest trade‐related employment gains tend to be more skill‐intensive and that such industries employ relatively more women and minorities than do service industries experiencing the least trade‐related employment gains. Three important qualifiers temper these findings: (i) Compared to whites, minorities—particularly blacks—have lower probability of increased employment in trade‐enhanced service industries. (ii) Unlike whites or Hispanics, skilled black workers are more likely to be employed in service industries experiencing the least trade‐related employment gains. (iii) On an industry by industry basis, no consistent relationship appears to exist between skill intensity and level of trade‐related employment. The latter finding supports the view that service industry comparative advantage is industry‐specific.

Date: 1994
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