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Does Trade Adjustment Assistance Make a Difference?

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Kara M. Reynolds
John S. Palatucci

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Background: The U.S. Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program provides workers who have lost their jobs due to increased trade with income support and training, job search, and relocation benefits. This paper uses the most recent data collected by the Department of Labor on TAA beneficiaries to provide one of the first evaluations of the effectiveness of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Using propensity score matching techniques, we find that the TAA program is of dubious value in terms of helping displaced workers find new, well-paying employment opportunities.

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Paper provided by American University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 2008-12.

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Length: 38 pages
Date of creation: Aug 2008
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Handle: RePEc:amu:wpaper:1208

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Keywords: Trade Adjustment Assistance; displaced workers;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions

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