Import Competition and Company Training: Evidence from the US Microdata on Individuals
2010/02/09
研討會日期 : 2010-02-09
時間 : 14:00
主講人 : 李浩仲先生
地點 : B110
演講者簡介 : 李浩仲先生為Ph.D. in Economics，University of South California (May 2010 expected)。其主要研究領域為Labor Economics、International Economics、Applied Econometrics。現正申請本所研究職務中。
演講摘要 : This paper empirically investigates the effect of import competition on company training in the United States. Focus on the effects of imports on training is important, since such training is an important factor in earnings and job security. Specifically, I look at the effect of imports at the three digit industry level on the incidence of company training for individuals in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and thus extend empirical trade research to micro data on individuals. Overall, I find that import competition has a negative effect on company training, especially for non-production workers. I also find that imports from low-and middle- income countries have a more severe negative effect on training than do those from high-income countries. However, I do not find a significant difference between the effect of imports in high-technology and low-technology industries. Finally, I find that the final goods imports in an industry has a more negative effect on training than the imports of intermediate goods in the industry. Thus it is not surprising there is pressure to limit import competition, especially from low- or middle- in-come countries, since reduced training opportunities for U.S. workers can be perceived as reducing “good jobs.”
