IMPACTS OF FOREIGN TRADE, AUTOMATION, AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE ON MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT CHANGES, 1975-80

John A. Kuehn and Curtis H. Braschler

No 277802, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: A modified shift-share analysis'for 1975-80 indicated that (1) 122,000 total net manufacturing jobs were lost to foreign trade; (2) automation accounted for about 1.8 million job losses; (3) apparel, leather, and motor vehicle industries lost many jobs to foreign trade; (4) the Great Lakes region lost many jobs to the South Atlantic, Southwest, and Far West regions; and (5) gains in nonmetropolitan areas were mainly in low-growth industries.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 1985-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277802

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