Merchandise Exports and Job Quality, Evidence From the States

Richard V. Adkisson and Eduardo Saucedo
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Richard V. Adkisson: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA, radkisso@nmsu.edu
Eduardo Saucedo: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA

Economic Development Quarterly, 2010, vol. 24, issue 3, 231-242

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between state exports and job quality across the 50 American states. An occupational distribution index is calculated and used as a proxy for state job quality. An 8-year data panel is used to estimate the impacts of exports and several control variables on the magnitude of the occupational distribution index. The article finds a nonlinear relationship between exports and job quality. Beyond some level, further increases in exports seem to have a negative impact on state job quality. Cursory attention is paid to state-by-state trends in the occupational distribution index. Secondary findings based on the model provide further insight into economic development strategies.

Keywords: exports; job quality; regional economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0891242410362689

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