Import Competition and Workplace Safety in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

Relating workplace injury and illness rates to import competition in the U.S. manufacturing sector, we identify two main empirical patterns. First, industries facing more intense import competition have lower workplace injury and illness rates. Second, jobs within industries facing more intense impo...

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Published in:Journal of economic behavior & organization 2022-11, Vol.203, p.24-42
Main Authors: Lai, Tat-kei, Lu, Yi, Ng, Travis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economics and Finance
Foreign competition
Globalization
Humanities and Social Sciences
Injuries and illnesses
Job displacement
OSHA
Workplace safety
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Summary:Relating workplace injury and illness rates to import competition in the U.S. manufacturing sector, we identify two main empirical patterns. First, industries facing more intense import competition have lower workplace injury and illness rates. Second, jobs within industries facing more intense import competition are composed of a higher proportion of safe jobs and lower proportion of dangerous jobs compared with industries facing less intense import competition.
ISSN:0167-2681
1879-1751
0167-2681
DOI:10.1016/j.jebo.2022.08.033