Number: 98-441 Title: IS GLOBALIZATION THE FORCE BEHIND RECENT POOR U.S. WAGE PERFORMANCE?: AN ANALYSIS Authors: Craig K. Elwell, Government and Finance Division Abstract: Concurrent with a rising level of trade has been a significant slowdown in the pace of U.S. real wage growth and a substantial increase in wage inequality between skilled and less-skilled workers. Are the trade and wage trends linked? This report suggests that there is likely little causality running from a rising level of trade to poor domestic wage performance. Pages: 6 Date: Updated January 12, 2001