This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by … industries and occupations. -- Import shock ; adjustment ; clothing industry ; Germany …

individuals and their partners to rising Chinese import competition in the 2000s. We test whether partners provide insurance … significantly by gender. Men in households exposed to import competition respond by increasing labour force participation at older …-employment appears to act as an employment buffer for men but not women. The impacts of import competition on partnering and family …

the micro-structure of the recent export collapse in manufacturing industries in Germany during the crisis of 2008 …/2009. Almost all of the decline in exports was due to negative changes of exports in firms that continue to export (i.e. at the so …-called intensive margin) while the decrease of exports due to export stoppers (at the so-called extensive margin) was tiny. It is shown …

intermediate import price rose by more as a consequence of the sterling depreciation. Calibrating the estimated wage elasticity … with respect to intermediate import prices to theory uncovers evidence of a production complementarity between workers and …

We analyse the effects of imports on employment and earnings by distinguishing between import competition in final … occupations. An increase in import competition has larger negative effects than an increase in offshoring. Production workers …