International Import Shock and Labor Conflict——Evidence from Modern Shanghai(1928-1936)
Did the import shock affect domestic labor conflict?Based on the microscopic statistical data of Historical Materials of China's Old-Customs and labor conflict in modern Shanghai,this paper empirically tests the impact of import shock on labor conflict.The results show that the increase of commodity imports will increase labor conflicts.And the related impacting mechanism is imported goods eroded the domestic market,forced the firm in China to lay off works and cut wages,and at last caused labor conflicts.