@article{article_1688438, title={The Relationship of Wages and Exports for the Textile Industry: The Case from the United States}, journal={Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi}, pages={31–43}, year={2025}, author={Özaytürk, İbrahim}, keywords={International economics, Export, Labor force, Wage rates, Cobb-Douglas production function}, abstract={As the 1980s progressed, emerging nations made efforts to embrace growth models that were centered on exports, progressively moving away from the economic model that relied on import substitution. The rising prominence of global trade has stimulated researchers’ interest in manufacturing processes, the transfer of manufactured goods to other countries, and the ramifications for employment. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence that bilateral trade, a significant consequence of global liberalization, has on national wages. The data analyzed in this study is sourced from the textile product mills sector in the United States of America (USA) and covers the years 1987 to 2023. Within the scope of this investigation, the Johansen Cointegration Test (1992) was utilized to investigate the model that originates from the Cobb-Douglas manufacturing function. The study concluded that exports affect the labor force over time, and this effect is expected to grow. An investigation is conducted, and the results of that investigation are used to formulate a policy recommendation.}, number={86}, publisher={Kütahya Dumlupinar University}