Document Type
Article
Abstract
Compensating workers who are displaced by trade provides a key political tool for advancing the cause of free trade. Since 1962 the United States has provided such compensation through Trade Adjustment Assistance. Throughout much of the program's relatively short life, there has been much criticism of its effectiveness. However, converting the program to one that provides earnings insurance rather than income replacement would greatly improve the program by providing strong incentives to find work.
Publication Date
Spring 2000
Journal Title
Major Themes in Economics
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
77
Last Page
87
Copyright
©2000 by Major Themes in Economics
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Mike
(2000)
"Trade Adjustment Assistance: Past Issues, Current Concerns, and a Possible Solution,"
Major Themes in Economics, 2, 77-87.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mtie/vol2/iss1/7