Impact of globalization on productivity of u.s. Manufacturing labor 1988-2003

Abdullah M. Khan
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Abdullah M. Khan: Assistant Professor School of Business,Claflin University

International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2012, vol. 2, issue 5, 203-218

Abstract: This paper explores the impact of globalization on some determinants of per worker labor productivity in U.S. manufacturing industries. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and trade liberalization are examined as two main drivers of globalization in this study. The estimation result suggests that globalization has negatively impacted per worker productivity across small, medium, and high skill workers in U.S. manufacturing industries.

Keywords: Agglomeration; Globalization; Manufacturing; Productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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