The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States

Peer-Reviewed Study · David H. Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson · October 2013

Autor, Dorn and Hanson, "The China Syndrome" (2013): rising Chinese imports caused higher unemployment, fewer people working and lower wages in the U.S. regions that competed with them.

Rising imports cause higher unemployment, lower labor force participation, and reduced wages in local labor markets that house import-competing manufacturing industries.

Autor, Dorn and Hanson, "The China Syndrome" (2013): rising Chinese imports caused higher unemployment, fewer people working and lower wages in the U.S. regions that competed with them.

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