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- Publications
- Influence
The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, G. Hanson
- Economics
- 1 May 2012
We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on U.S. local labor markets, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in… Expand
The Growth of Low Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn
- Economics
- 1 July 2009
We offer an integrated explanation and empirical analysis of the polarization of U.S. employment and wages between 1980 and 2005, and the concurrent growth of low skill service occupations. We… Expand
The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, L. Katz, Christina M. Patterson, John van Reenen
- Economics
- 1 May 2017
The fall of labor's share of GDP in the United States and many other countries in recent decades is well documented but its causes remain uncertain. Existing empirical assessments of trends in… Expand
Import Competition and the Great US Employment Sag of the 2000s
- D. Acemoglu, David H. Autor, D. Dorn, G. Hanson, B. Price
- Economics
- Journal of Labor Economics
- 1 August 2014
Even before the Great Recession, US employment growth was unimpressive. Between 2000 and 2007, the economy gave back the considerable employment gains achieved during the 1990s, with a historic… Expand
Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, G. Hanson, Kaveh Majlesi
- Political Science
- 1 September 2016
Has rising trade integration between the U.S. and China contributed to the polarization of U.S. politics? Analyzing outcomes from the 2002 and 2010 congressional elections, we detect an ideological… Expand
Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, L. Katz, C. Patterson, John van Reenen
- Economics
- 1 January 2017
The recent fall of labor's share of GDP in numerous countries is well-documented, but its causes are poorly understood. We sketch a "superstar firm" model where industries are increasingly… Expand
The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, G. Hanson
- Economics
- 1 January 2016
China’s emergence as a great economic power has induced an epochal shift in patterns of world trade. Simultaneously, it has toppled much of the received empirical wisdom about how labor markets… Expand
Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s
- Daron Acemoglu, David H. Autor, D. Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, B. Price
- 1 September 2015
Even before the Great Recession, U.S. employment growth was unimpressive. Between 2000 and 2007, the economy gave back the considerable employment gains achieved during the 1990s, with a historic… Expand
The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson
- 2 May 2012
We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on local U.S. labor markets, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in… Expand
Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents
- David H. Autor, D. Dorn, G. Hanson, G. Pisano, Pian Shu
- 1 November 2016
Manufacturing accounts for more than three-quarters of U.S. corporate patents. The competitive shock to this sector emanating from China's economic ascent could in theory either augment or stifle… Expand