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Firm dynamics and real exchange rate fluctuations : does trade openness matter? ; evidence from Mexico's manufacturing sector
Fuentes, Miguel Andrés; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2009
In this paper we study the effect of NAFTA on the responsiveness of Mexican economy to real exchange rate shocks. We argue that, by opening the U.S. and Canadian markets to Mexican goods, NAFTA made it easier for domestic producers to take advantage of the opportunities brought by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904720
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Trade, FDI, migration, and the place premium : Mexico and the United States
Gandolfi, Davide; Halliday, Timothy; Robertson, Raymond - 2015
United States and Mexico over the last 25 years. This paper evaluates the degree of wage convergence between these countries … during the period 1988 and 2011. We match survey and census data from Mexico and the United States to estimate the change in … evidence we do find is most likely due to factors unrelated to US-Mexico integration. While migration, trade, and FDI may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307892
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Globalization and wage convergence : Mexico and the United States
Gandolfi, Davide; Halliday, Timothy; Robertson, Raymond - 2014
States and Mexico. This paper evaluates the degree of wage convergence between Mexico and the United States between 1988 and … Mexico and the US. First, we find no evidence of long-run wage convergence among cohorts characterized by low migration … convergence for workers with high migration propensities. Finally, we find evidence of convergence in the border of Mexico vis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369823
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Working less to take care of parents? : labor market effects of family long-term care in Four Latin American countries
Stampini, Marco; Oliveri, María Laura; Ibarrarán, Pablo; … - 2020
We provide causal evidence that children's school schedules contribute to the persistence of the gender pay gap between parents. Historically, French children have had no school on Wednesdays. In 2013, a reform reallocated some classes to Wednesday mornings. Exploiting variations in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296661