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Observations on International Labor Standards and Trade
Krueger, Alan B. - 2021
This paper reviews the theoretical arguments for and against linking international labor standards to trade. Based on theory alone it is difficult to generalize about the effect of labor standards on efficiency and equity. Some economists have argued that international labor standards are merely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013313652
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The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries
Brown, Drusilla K.; Deardorff, Alan V.; Stern, Robert M. - 2021
, and the role of such international institutions as the International Labor Organization and World Trade Organization in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013225116
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Social Policy Dimensions of Economic Integration : Environmental and Labour Standards
Anderson, Kym - 2021
. However, they are likely to have a more prominent role in trade policy discussions in the years ahead for the new World Trade …
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Trade Wars : The Exaggerated Impact of Trade in Economic Debate
Freeman, Richard B. - 2021
, IMF, and World Bank meetings demanding global labor standards. Comparing the claims made in this debate with the outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013230810
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The Same Yet Different : Worker Reports on Labour Practices and Outcomes in a Single Firm Across Countries
Freeman, Richard B. - 2010
This paper examines cross-country differences in labour policies and practices and employee performance and attitudes toward work from a sample of nearly 30,000 employees in a large multinational manufacturing firm. The analysis shows: 1) large establishment and country differences in work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759954
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The 2004 Global Labor Survey : Workplace Institutions and Practices Around the World
Chor, Davin; Freeman, Richard B. - 2021
countries around the world, covering issues such as freedom of association, the regulation of work contracts, employee benefits …) and competitiveness (World Economic Forum). Although our pool of respondents differs greatly from the conservative … foundations and business leaders who contribute respectively to the Fraser Institute and World Economic Forum reports, the GLS and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240988
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Do International Labor Standards Contribute to the Persistence of the Child Labor Problem?
Doepke, Matthias - 2014
In recent years, a number of governments and consumer groups in rich countries have tried to discourage the use of child labor in poor countries through measures such as product boycotts and the imposition of international labor standards. The purported objective of such measures is to reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071085
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The Simple Economics of Labor Standards and the GATT
Bagwell, Kyle; Staiger, Robert W. - 2021
How should the issue of domestic labor standards be handled in the GATT/ WTO? This question is part of a broader debate over the appropriate scope of international economic institutions such as the GATT, where member-countries are considering proposals for a new round of n3 negotiations that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013219181
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Domestic Policies, National Sovereignty and International Economic Institutions
Bagwell, Kyle; Staiger, Robert W. - 2021
in an interdependent world? This question is at the center of the debate over the future role of GATT (and its successor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013312480
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Migration, Social Standards and Replacement Incomes : How to Protect Low-Income Workers in the Industrialized Countries Against the Forces of Globalization and Market Integration
Sinn, Hans-Werner - 2022
This paper discusses how an industrialized country could defend the wages and social benefits of its unskilled workers against wage competition from immigrants. It shows that fixing social standards harms the workers and that fixing social replacement incomes implies migration into unemployment....
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