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John T. Addison
Professor of Economics, University of South
Carolina
Douglas A. Fox
Assistant Professor of Economics, Pennsylvania
State University
Christopher J. Ruhm
Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro,
and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Trade sensitivity is linked to job loss, but does not affect the duration of unemployment or the probability of the loss of health insurance; it is only weakly associated with subsequent earnings. This article examines the relationship between the trade sensitivity of a worker's industry and the probabilities and consequences of job displacement, using data from a supplement to the Current Population Survey.
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