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The Long-Run Labor Market Effects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Kovak, Brian K.; Morrow, Peter M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This paper assesses the long-run effects of the 1988 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) on the Canadian labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938762
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The Long and Short of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Trefler, Daniel - 2001
The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) provides a unique window on the effects of trade liberalization. It was an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470431
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Impacts of Policy Reforms on Labor Migration From Rural Mexico to the United States
Richter, Susan M. - 2005
Using new survey data from Mexico, a dynamic econometric model is estimated to test the effect of policy changes on the flow of migrant labor from rural Mexico to the United States and test for differential effects of policy changes on male and female migration. We find that both IRCA and NAFTA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467251
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Post-Secondary Attendance by Parental Income in the U.S. and Canada : What Role for Financial Aid Policy?
Belley, Philippe - 2011
attendance for recent high school cohorts in both the U.S. and Canada using data from the 1997 Cohort of the National … income in Canada relative to the U.S., even after controlling for family background, adolescent cognitive achievement, and … generous to low-income youth than are Canadian policies. By contrast, Canada offers more generous aid to middle-class youth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461439
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The Impact of Paid Family Leave on Employers : Evidence from New York
Bartel, Ann; Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We designed and fielded a survey of New York and Pennsylvania firms to study the impacts of New York's 2018 Paid Family Leave policy on employer outcomes. We match each NY firm to a comparable PA firm and use difference-in-difference models to analyze within-match-pair changes in outcomes. We...
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The Effects of Youth Employment on Crime : Evidence from New York City Lotteries
Kessler, Judd B.; Tahamont, Sarah; Gelber, Alexander M.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Recent policy discussions have proposed government-guaranteed jobs, including for youth. One key potential benefit of youth employment is a reduction in criminal justice contact. Prior work on summer youth employment programs has documented little-to-no effect of the program on crime during the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482591
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Improved Access to Foreign Markets Raises Plant-Level Productivity ... for Some Plants
Lileeva, Alla - 2007
We weigh into the debate about whether rising productivity is ever a consequence rather than a cause of exporting. Exporting and investing to raise productivity are complimentary activities. For lower-productivity firms, incurring the fixed costs of such investments is justifiable only if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465353
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Numerical General Equilibrium Analysis of China's Impacts from Possible Mega Trade Deals
Li, Chunding - 2014
This paper explores the potential impacts on both China and other major countries of possible mega trade deals. These include the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and various blocked deals. We use a numerical 13-country global general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458242
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China and the TPP : A Numerical Simulation Assessment of the Effects Involved
Li, Chunding - 2012
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a new negotiation on cross border liberalization of goods and service flows going beyond WTO disciplines and focused on issues such as regulation and border controls. Though the US, Australia and other pacific countries are included, China is notable for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460569
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Child Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements : Theory and Evidence
Abman, Ryan M.; Lundberg, Clark C.; McLaren, John; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study the impact of child labor standards in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) on a variety of child labor market outcomes, including employment, education, and household inequality. We develop a stylized general equilibrium model of child labor in an economy open to international trade and...
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