Trade liberalization and labor market in developing countries : theory and evidence

Jorge Saba Arbache

This paper presents a review of the theoretical and empirical literature on the effects of trade liberalization on the labor markets of developing countries. We discuss models which seek to explain the empirical finding that openness has increased wage inequality in several developing countries. -- trade liberalization ; technology ; wages ; employment ; income distribution ; developing countries

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Year of publication:	June 2001 ; [Elektronische Ressource]
Other Persons:	Arbache, Jorge Saba (contributor)
Institutions:	University of Kent / Department of Economics (contributor)
Publisher:	Canterbury : Univ. of Kent, Dep. of Economics
Subject:	Handelsliberalisierung \| Trade liberalization \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour market \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries

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Extent:	Online-Ressource, 36 p., text
Series:	Discussion papers / University of Kent, School of Economics. - Canterbury : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ZDB-ID 2196631-X. - Vol. 01,12
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzung: Acrobat reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/68141 [Handle]
Classification:	J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs ; J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies ; F16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions ; D33 - Factor Income Distribution ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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