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Observations on International Labor Standards and Trade

Krueger, Alan B. - 1996

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...

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Global Value Chains and Labor Standards : The Race-to-the-Bottom Problem

Im, Hye-jun; McLaren, John - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

countries join the world economy so that globalization increases at the margin, labor standards worsen (improve) at the margin …

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The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries

Brown, Drusilla K. - 2003

, and the role of such international institutions as the International Labor Organization and World Trade Organization in …

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Trade Wars : The Exaggerated Impact of Trade in Economic Debate

Freeman, Richard B. - 2003

, IMF, and World Bank meetings demanding global labor standards. Comparing the claims made in this debate with the outcomes …

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Social Policy Dimensions of Economic Integration : Environmental and Labour Standards

Anderson, Kym - 1996

. 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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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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The Same Yet Different : Worker Reports on Labour Practices and Outcomes in a Single Firm Across Countries

Freeman, Richard B. - 2007

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...

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The 2004 Global Labor Survey : Workplace Institutions and Practices Around the World

Chor, Davin - 2005

respectively to the Fraser Institute and World Economic Forum reports, the GLS and the labor market components of the economic … countries around the world, covering issues such as freedom of association, the regulation of work contracts, employee benefits …) and competitiveness (World Economic Forum) …

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Domestic Policies, National Sovereignty and International Economic Institutions

Bagwell, Kyle - 1999

in an interdependent world? This question is at the center of the debate over the future role of GATT (and its successor …

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Do International Labor Standards Contribute to the Persistence of the Child Labor Problem?

Doepke, Matthias - 2009

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...

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