Foreign Trade Competition Has Hurt Black and Disadvantaged Workers Most, Report Says
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 5, 2023
That trend has disadvantaged people of color, who tend to receive less education on average, the report said. But, even when controlling for education level, white workers have fared better during trade-related disruptions than others, the report said.
That likely reflects the negative impacts of discrimination and disparate access to transportation, training and technology, as well as of other barriers, researchers have suggested.
“The limited literature shows that, in the face of trade shocks, Black and other nonwhite workers fare worse than . . .
