Code and Data for: Distributional Effects of the Canada U.S. Free Trade Agreement

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Brian Kovak, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University; Peter Morrow, University of Toronto

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  GAC_imp_exp_1988_2005 05/15/2023 10:07:PM
  Provincial Minumum Wages 05/15/2023 10:07:PM
  StatsCan_IPR 05/15/2023 10:19:PM
  Tariffs 05/15/2023 10:54:PM
1810000501-eng.csv text/csv 10.6 KB 05/15/2023 05:16:AM

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This study extends the analysis of Kovak and Morrow (2022), who study the labor market effects of the FTA by comparing career trajectories for otherwise similar workers whose initial industries subsequently faced different tariff cuts under the FTA. Here, we focus on distributional impacts by examining how the effects of tariff cuts on employment and earnings differed for workers with different initial income levels. Our findings suggest that the effects of the FTA on earnings inequality were small, and the point estimates imply a slight reduction in earnings inequality among workers employed in manufacturing prior to the FTA’s enactment.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms International Trade; trade and labor; CUSFTA
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      F16 Trade and Labor Market Interactions
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Canada

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate Not applicable.
Sampling:  View help for Sampling 10% random sample of Canadian workers 1984-2004.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source See ReadMe file.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Scales:  View help for Scales Not applicable.
Weights:  View help for Weights Unweighted
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Worker
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit Province

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V1 [2023-10-09]

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