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Workers’ View Of The Impact Of Trade On Jobs, Clair Brown, Julia Ingrid Lane, Time Sturgeon

Julia Ingrid Lane

This paper uses new data to examine how workers’ perceptions of the impact of trade on jobs are related to economic variables representing their career paths, job characteristics, and local labor market conditions. Interestingly, given prior literature, we find that workers’ perceptions do not reflect their job characteristics or the movability of their jobs. Their perceptions of trade impact primarily reflect local labor market conditions (hiring and separation rates) and education. The determinants of workers’ perceptions of trade present a different pattern compared to their perceptions of job security.