International Trade and Worker Displacement: Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

Decker, Paul T.; Corson, Walter

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ERIC Number: EJ507768

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Publication Date: 1995

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International Trade and Worker Displacement: Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

Decker, Paul T.; Corson, Walter

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, v48 n4 p758-74 Jul 1995

Two samples of Trade Adjustment Assistance Program participants before and after 1988 program changes were studied. The program served workers who were permanently displaced and suffered significant earnings losses, but there was no evidence that training affected earnings three years after initial unemployment. (SK)

Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Federal Programs, International Trade, Outplacement Services (Employment), Retraining, Unemployment Insurance, Wages

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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