文档介绍：FromtheCaliforniaPolicySeminarBriefSeries,June1998FOREIGNTRADEANDCALIFORNIA',,AshokDeoBardhan,JoshKirschenbaum,,andanevenlargerroleinCalifornia'(allgoodsandservices)-relatedprogramsdirectedtowardimprovingCalifornia'seconomy,,thesetofstudiesthatwesummarizehereaddressseveralinterrelatedsetsofquestions:.IsglobaltradeasignificantfactorinthegrowthofCalifornia'seconomy?Howdoestradeaffectthelevelofemploymentandoutput?Doestradeshiftemploymentandoutputamongindustrialsectors?.peteinglobalmarkets?Dotradeflowsaffectfirms'locationdecisions?Doesexpandingtradechangeafirm'sproductionprocess?.upationaldistributionwithinindustries?upationalsegmentationamongfirmlocations?Dotradeflowsaffectthedistributionofwagesandemploymentbetweenblue-collarandwhite-collarworkers?Doesforeigntradecontributetogrowinginequalityinrelativewagesandinthedemandfordifferenttypesoflabor?.TowhatcountriesdoCaliforniafirms,asawhole,export,andwhytothesecountries?HowinfluentialareaPacificRimlocationandanimmigrantpopulationindeterminingthelevelanddirectionoftrade?.Isstate-governmentassistancedesirableeithertoencouragetradeortodealwiththeimpactsoftrade?Whataretheoptionsforpolicymakers?THEAGGREGATEEFFECTOFFOREIGNTRADEONCALIFORNIA'SECONOMYGlobaltradeisofgrowingsignificanceinCalifornia',exportsasashareofallgoodsandservicesproducedinthestateincreasedfrom8%in1987toover15%,tradethroughCalifornia'sportshasrisendramatically:ountedfor12%,but21%-techsectors,puters,electronics,instruments,andaircraft,accountformorethan70%,includingfoodproductsandcrops,arethenextlargestexportsector(about9%ofmerc