David Dorn
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
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Professor of Economics, University of Zurich
@uzh-econ.bsky.social
www.ddorn.net
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research associate in early 2026! We conduct empirical analyses of labor markets, globalization, technology and politics. More info and link to application:
ddorn.net
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Economics. For Society.
10 days ago
"Ronald Reagan wanted the government to stay out of the economy. Under Donald Trump, the opposite is happening." –
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
This interview by
@meierpress.bsky.social
& Lorenz Honegger was originally published in
@nzz.ch
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David Dorn
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
about 1 month ago
In their piece for the
#EGEssaySeries
,
@davidautor.bsky.social
,
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
, and Gordon Hanson break down the China trade shock of the early 2000s, its impacts on manufacturing and the labor market, and how it has shaped U.S. politics. Learn more ⬇️
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David Dorn
Economics. For Society.
3 months ago
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
explores how globalization and automation have shaped labor markets, revealing the lasting impact of trade shocks, especially in regions exposed to Chinese imports.
www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
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#UZH
#shareUBS
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David Dorn
Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
4 months ago
Trade with China in 2000s led to job losses in U.S. manufacturing, but local economies rebounded with growth in non-manufacturing sectors. Our research feature looks at new work from David Autor,
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
, Gordon Hanson, and Maggie Jones:
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Old jobs, new jobs: How the labor landscape has changed two decades after trade with China opened | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Employment levels recovered in the most affected U.S. labor markets, but the composition of the labor force has changed
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David Dorn
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
4 months ago
"The China trade shock accounts for approximately one-quarter of the decline in manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2007."
@davidautor.bsky.social
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
and Gordon Hanson explore how the China trade shock affected U.S. politics
#EssaySeries
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How the China trade shock impacted U.S. manufacturing workers and labor markets, and the consequences for U.S. politics
How the China trade shock of the early 2000s shaped the evolution of trade-exposed local labor markets in the United States.
https://equitablegrowth.org/how-the-china-trade-shock-impacted-u-s-manufacturing-workers-and-labor-markets-and-the-consequences-for-u-s-politics/
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David Dorn
Economics. For Society.
4 months ago
Recent research by
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
and co-authors finds that self-reported skills on LinkedIn reveal more about earnings and gender gaps than traditional measures of human capital like education or work experience.
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What your professional skills on LinkedIn reveal about human capital and inequality
### A new working paper by UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn and co-authors finds that self-reported skills on LinkedIn reveal more about earnings and gender gaps than traditional measures of human ...
https://www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_events/insights/2025-05-what_your_professional_skills_on_linkedin_reveal_about_human_capital_and_inequality.html
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Join my outstanding research team in Zurich as a
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4 months ago
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David Dorn
MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
5 months ago
Co-director
@davidautor.bsky.social
explains key findings from his recent NBER working paper, co-authored with our research affiliate
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
, Gordon Hanson, Maggie Jones, and Bradley Setzler. Read the paper:
shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
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We study the skills that US college graduates list on their LinkedIn profiles, and document a gender skill gap that is related to mothers’ lower labor supply and slower accumulation of skills following parenthood.
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5 months ago
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David Dorn
Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭
5 months ago
📢
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
’s research on the China Shock is making waves! Featured in
@nytimes.com
& more news outlets, the study (with
@davidautor.bsky.social
& Gordon Hanson) shows how China’s rise disrupted U.S. labor markets. 🔗 Read more:
tinyurl.com/mr3rtsxx
#UZHeconomics
#TradeShock
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David Dorn
Economics. For Society.
8 months ago
🇺🇸 US regions that were strongly exposed to 🇨🇳 Chinese import competition in the 2000s eventually recover in terms of job levels but many former manufacturing workers struggle to find a way back to employment.
#EconomicsForSociety
#UZH
#shareUBS
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@maggierjones.bsky.social
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David Dorn
MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
8 months ago
In their forthcoming Handbook of Labor Economics chapter, our co-director David Autor, affiliate
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
, and co-authors document the uneven adjustment process of people and places exposed to the China trade shock. Read the paper:
shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...
#EconSky
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David Dorn
VoxEU @ CEPR
8 months ago
Trump’s Tariffs – Help for the Heartland? In 2018, tariffs were meant to bring jobs back—but did they? And how did China’s retaliatory tariffs affect the economy?
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
@econ.uzh.ch
discusses it with
@talknormal.co.uk
in this VoxTalks
cepr.org/multimedia/t...
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#EconSky
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David Dorn
Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭
9 months ago
🎙️ Listen to
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
's keynote speech at the
@cepr.org
Paris Symposium 2024: "𝘕𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘴". 👉
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David Dorn
Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭
9 months ago
«Letztlich lässt sich Inflation meist nur rückgängig machen, wenn ein sehr hoher volkswirtschaftlicher Preis bezahlt wird.», so
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
, Professor an unserem Department.
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Trump will die Inflation rückgängig machen – doch der Preis für tiefe Preise ist hoch
Donald Trump hat angekündigt, die Preise in den USA drastisch zu senken. Wirtschaftsprofessoren erklären, wie unpopulär und gefährlich das sein könnte.
https://www.watson.ch/international/wirtschaft/724987645-trump-will-inflation-rueckgaengig-machen-die-gefahren-fuer-die-wirtschaft
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David Dorn
Economics. For Society.
9 months ago
Few economists have studied the consequences of globalization as extensively as
@profdaviddorn.bsky.social
. The expert on the US economy explains what will help the country in the current situation - and what will not.
ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
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UBS Center | Economics. For Society
### Few economists have studied the consequences of globalization as extensively as David Dorn. The expert on the US economy explains what will help the country in the current situation - and what wil...
https://ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_events/insights/2025-01-david_dorn_globalization_trade_tariffs_usa.html
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David Dorn
Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭
10 months ago
Der Ökonom David Dorn erläutert im Interview die negativen Folgen von Trumps Zollpolitik und plädiert für deren Abschaffung. Trump sollte wirtschaftspolitische Experimente aufgeben und sich anderen Aktivitäten widmen – etwa Golfspielen 🏌️⛳ 😅 Beitrag von
@simonschmid.pro
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Simon Schmid
10 months ago
Danke für das Gespräch, David Dorn! (fehlt nur noch der Bsky-Account ;-)
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