Arbeitspapier

The China shock, employment protection, and European jobs

We investigate the effects of Chinese import competition on transitions into and out of employment using comparable worker-level data for 14 European countries. Our results indicate that, on average, Chinese imports are associated with an increased probability that employed workers become unemployed and with a reduction in worker flows from unemployment to employment. In countries with high levels of employment protection, incumbent workers are shielded against the risk of job loss due to Chinese competition, but unemployed workers' prospects seem to be particularly negatively affected in these countries. We also provide evidence that the effects of increased Chinese imports differ by worker groups and the tasks performed on the job.

ISBN
978-3-86304-327-8
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: DICE Discussion Paper ; No. 328

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Empirical Studies of Trade
Trade and Labor Market Interactions
Labor Demand
Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
Thema
trade adjustments
China
import competition
worker flows
employment transitions
employment protection

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Aghelmaleki, Hedieh
Bachmann, Ronald
Stiebale, Joel
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
(wo)
Düsseldorf
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Aghelmaleki, Hedieh
  • Bachmann, Ronald
  • Stiebale, Joel
  • Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)

Entstanden

  • 2019

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