Finkelstein, Amy; Notowidigdo, Matthew J.; Shi, Steven X. - 2026
We estimate the mortality impact of local labor market exposure to the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA … important competition from NAFTA, we find that more exposed areas experienced larger increases in mortality. In the 15 years … post-NAFTA, an area with average NAFTA exposure experienced an increase in annual, age-adjusted mortality of 0.68 percent …
