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This presentation was given by David Autor (MIT) at the 2017 IFS annual lecture. Professor Autor is the Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Associate Head of their Department of Economics. He is a world expert on the effect of trade on the labour market and wages.
The lecture was chaired by IFS President, the Lord O'Donnell.
You can download the presentation slides here.
Professor Autor was also interviewed by Gemma Tetlow (Financial Times) during his visit. You can watch a short clip from this interview below, or the full interview here.
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David Autor
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- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0540
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Autor, D. (2017). 'Economic and political consequences of China's rise for the United States: lessons from the China shock' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/economic-and-political-consequences-chinas-rise-united-states-lessons-china-shock (accessed: 29 April 2025).
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