The impact of foreign outsourcing on wage inequality in US manufacturing

Yamashita, Nobuaki

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The impact of foreign outsourcing on wage inequality in US manufacturing

Date

2010

Authors

Yamashita, Nobuaki

Abstract

Re-examining the impact of foreign outsourcing on wage inequality in US manufacturing with a new methodology shows that increased parts and components imports from developing countries tended to increase wage inequality but imports from developed countries had no such effect.