Publications [#335429] of Rafael Dix-Carneiro

Journal Articles

1. Dix-Carneiro, R; Kovak, BK, Margins of labor market adjustment to trade, Journal of International Economics, vol. 117 (March, 2019), pp. 125-142 [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/19)

   Abstract:
   We use both longitudinal administrative data and cross-sectional household survey data to study the margins of labor market adjustment following Brazil's early 1990s trade liberalization. We document how workers and regional labor markets adjust to trade-induced changes in local labor demand, examining various adjustment margins, including earnings and wage changes; interregional migration; shifts between tradable and nontradable employment; and shifts between formal employment, informal employment, and non-employment. Our results provide insight into the regional labor market effects of trade, and have important implications for policies that address informal employment and that assist trade-displaced workers.