We investigate the impact of a large and persistent economic shock on “deaths of despair.”
We find that areas more exposed to a plausibly exogenous change in international trade …

This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the
1990s trade liberalization in Brazil as a natural experiment generating exogenous shocks to …

This study explores the relationship between the adoption of industrial robots and workplace
injuries. Using establishment-level data on injuries, we find that a one standard deviation …

We examine the US internal migration response to increased import competition following
the granting of Permanent Normal Trade Relations to China in 2001. Using a variety of data …

This paper examines the effect of local religiosity on employee treatment, proxied by
workplace safety incidents. Using the establishment-level data compiling on the incidents of …

We study the effects of import competition on workers' mental distress, using unique
longitudinal data on mental health for British residents, coupled with measures of import …

This study examines the health effect of input tariff reductions on Chinese manufacturing
workers and its heterogeneity across skill levels. We first provide a simple model to …

This paper assesses the effect of import competition on the labour market and health
outcomes of US workers. We first show that import shocks affect employment and income …

In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we
match data on Mexican food imports from the US with anthropometric and food expenditure …

Researchers have investigated various factors that explain the variation in product quality
across firms, but little is known about how competition from companies located in other …