Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: Did NAFTA Really Kill Workers?
April 07, 2026
April 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on April 6, 2026, by senior fellow Gary Clyde Hufbauer:
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Did NAFTA really kill workers?
The sensational title of a recent Working Paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) did kill workers: Trading Goods for Lives: NAFTA's Mortality Impacts and Impl . . .
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Did NAFTA really kill workers?
The sensational title of a recent Working Paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) did kill workers: Trading Goods for Lives: NAFTA's Mortality Impacts and Impl . . .