DOES TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
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 data collected by the Department of Labor on TAA beneficiaries to provide the most recent econome...
| Published in: | Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 43 - 60 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2012
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