Figure B
Reducing import leakages would create more jobs from investing in infrastructure: Manufacturing job gains from a $500 billion infrastructure investment with current levels of imports (status quo) and a one-third reduction in import share of manufacturing
Scenario | |
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Status quo | 340,900 |
Reduced import share | 384,600 |
Source: Author’s analysis using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017)
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