Marginal Intra-Industry Trade and Adjustment Costs - A Hungarian-Polish Comparison

The structure of trade expansion in Hungary and Poland over the period 1990-1998 and its implications for labour-market adjustment is examined. An econometric analysis of trade and employment data suggests that changes in domestic consumption and productivity have significant influence on employment changes. But our results do not provide support for the smooth-adjustment hypothesis of intra-industry trade.

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Year of publication:	2008-08
Authors:	Ferto, Imre ; Soos, Károly Attila
Institutions:	Közgazdaság-tudományi Intézet, Közgazdaság- és Regionális Tudományi Kutatóközpont
Subject:	Intra-industry trade \| adjustment costs

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IEHAS Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 0815 17 pages
Classification:	F19 - Trade. Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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