Implications for U.S. Employment of the Recent Growth in Mexican Maquiladoras

Download or read book Implications for U.S. Employment of the Recent Growth in Mexican Maquiladoras written by Gregory K. Schoepfle and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent econometric estimates of the effects of removing certain U.S. tariff provisions that have contributed to the movement offshore of some labor-intensive operations seem to indicate that the effect on total U.S. employment in the directly-affected industries may be fairly small as a percentage of total employment in those industries and that the impact would most likely be felt in the composition and industrial distribution of total U.S. employment rather than its level. This paper examines the industrial structure and trends in employment in U.S. industries most affected by the recent growth in offshore processing and assembly by U.S. multinational corporations in Mexican maquiladoras. The effects of this trend on the type and character of jobs, including the occupational skill mix, in the United States are explored. Total U.S. labor requirements related to production of components and to assembly of those components are also examined.