Practice question · Estimate
China's WTO entry in 2001 added roughly how many workers to the global labour pool (in millions)?
Estimate on a scale from 0 to 1500M (1500).
Hints
- China's population was over a billion; most worked.
- The standard estimate is about 800 million.
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800 (answers within ±100 count)
Why
About 800 million, the largest single supply shock in labour-market history. It pushed down the global price of low-skill labour and reshaped trade patterns.
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