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

ILR Review ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul T. Decker ◽  
Walter Corson
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Worker Displacement ◽  
Trade Adjustment

Reforms of Korea's Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Its Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inkyo Cheong ◽  
Jungran Cho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Free Trade Agreements ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Trade Adjustment

The Korean government introduced the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program to facilitate structural adjustment under the implementation of its free trade agreements (FTAs). One big problem with the TAA program is that its criterion for eligibility for TAA support requires a 25 percent decrease in sales volume, and this does not reflect firms' business realities. The TAA program should be reformed to reflect that the TAA is a quid pro quo for the implementation of FTAs with large economies such as the United States and the EU.

Skill Overshooting in Job Training With the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 089124242098484
Author(s):  
Justin Barnette ◽  
Jooyoun Park
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Skill Level ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Trade Adjustment ◽  
The Cost

The authors investigate the training choices made by workers entering the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and their postexit outcomes. This is important as more workers enter these types of programs due to technological change and globalization. Their study shows that workers that choose a training occupation beyond their skill level (skill overshooting) achieve higher earnings ($615 annually) and wage replacement rates (2.0 percentage points) at the cost of lower reemployment rates (−1.9 percentage points) immediately following program exit. An investigation of subsamples shows that skill overshooting is especially beneficial to females and those living in rural areas with earnings gains of $1,443 and $1,080, respectively, without hurting their chances of reemployment.

scholarly journals Export Promotion and Trade Adjustment Assistance Priorities in the Northeast

1980 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Blandford ◽  
Richard N. Boisvert ◽  
Pedro Alba
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Gross National Product ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
The Past ◽  
United States Economy ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Trade Adjustment

During the past decade, the significance of international trade for the United States’ economy has changed dramatically. In 1970, merchandise exports were $43 billion and accounted for five percent of the Gross National Product (GNP); merchandise imports amounted to $40 billion (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis). By 1977, such exports had increased to almost $120 billion and imports to $150 billion, in both cases a rate of increase almost double that for GNP over the same period.

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