Is the United States losing its productivity advantage?

Mary Amiti and Kevin Stiroh ()

Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 2007, vol. 13, issue Sep

Abstract: Strikingly high rates of labor productivity growth in China, India, and other emerging economies have prompted concerns that U.S. workers and firms are losing ground to their competitors in world markets. A closer look at the evidence, however, suggests that rapid foreign productivity growth will bring gains as well as losses to the U.S. economy. Some import-competing firms may be compelled to restructure or leave the market, but consumers will benefit from lower import prices and more import varieties, and U.S. exporters may gain access to cheaper intermediate products from abroad.

Keywords: Labor productivity; Competition; Economic conditions; Imports - Prices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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