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Robert C. Shelburne and Robert W. Bednarzik
Senior Economists, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Manufacturing industries that are greatly involved in international trade are more geographically concentrated than those that are not, with export-sensitive industries generally located in different regions than import-sensitive industries. Trade-related displacements are also geographically concentrated. This article provides estimates of geographic clustering by industrial sector and shows how certain industry characteristics are related to geographic concentration.
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