The authors provide new evidence on the impacts of trade reforms on wages and wage inequality in developing countries … historical record of policy changes adopted by Argentina: from significant protection in the early 1970s, to the first episode of … wages and wage inequality. After setting up unusual historical data sets of trends in tariffs, trends in wages, and trends …

the wages of workers employed at heterogeneous firms. The analysis of the data at the firm-level confirms earlier findings … of a differential positive effect of trade liberalization on the average wages at exporting firms relative to non …-exporting firms. However, this analysis of average firm-level wages is incomplete along several dimensions. First, it cannot fully …

Argentina is of interest because it exemplifies the practice of many developing countries. A simple model is used to show that …

-employed female workers in urban areas in three Latin American countries-Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica-after structural reforms … were introduced. The analysis covers pre- and post-reform years: in Argentina, 1988 and 1997, and in Brazil and Costa Rica … wage inequality declining in Argentina but increasing slightly in Costa Rica. 3) The decline in female wage inequality can …

This paper examines trade policies in Peru and Argentina since the reforms of the 1990s. Peru provides a valuable …-sanctioned policy instruments. Argentina, by contrast, has introduced multiple restrictions, through procedures that eschew World Trade … limit Argentina's return to import substitution and the pains at which Peru has gone to maintain the management of its …

-announcement induces anticipatory flight from the liberalizing sector, driving up wages there temporarily and giving workers remaining …

and 2014, this paper investigates whether the decline was driven by wages declining more sharply for younger or older … workers. The analysis finds that the wages of older workers declined and the decline was more pronounced in the older cohort …

deals with the effects of openness to trade, foreign direct investment, and financial crises on average wages. Second, it … discusses the impact of exposure to world markets on the dispersion of wages by occupation, skill, and gender. Third, it …