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Trade and the (Dis) Incentive to Reform Labor Markets: The Case of Reform in the European Union
Alessandria, George; Delacroix, Alain - Society for Economic Dynamics - SED - 2004
firing restrictions. We explore the extent to which international trade alters this result. When economies trade, labor … market policies in one country spill over to other countries through a change in the terms of trade. This reduces the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005027287
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Wage subsidies and international trade: When does policy coordination pay?
Braun, Sebastian; Spielmann, Christian - In: Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 6 (2012), pp. 1-42
National labour market institutions interact across national boundaries when product markets are global. Labour market policies can thus entail spill-overs, which suggest that there are benefits from international policy coordination. This paper studies the effects of wage subsidies in an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010954719
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The choice of domestic policies in a globalized economy: Extended Version
Fischer, Justina A.V. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper describes the socio-economic adjustment effects exerted by globalization (taking as starting points competitive pressure, sectoral shifts, and financial market contagion) and discusses their relevance for domestic policy-making. I argue that these economic pressures and the resulting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259135
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Extra - EU exports and employment
Andreoni, Valeria; Inaki, Arto; Cantuche, Jose Manuel Rueda - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
the Single Market and external trade for job creation in Europe, and the “servicification” of the employment supported by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886115
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Offshoring and labor income risk
Hogrefe, Jan; Yao, Yao - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large number of studies explaining the level effects of globalization on the labor market in that it takes a look at effects on second moments, i.e. the variance of incomes. It provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957736
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International Trade and Collective Bargaining Outcomes: Evidence from German Employer-Employee Data
Felbermayr, Gabriel J.; Hauptmann, Andreas; Schmerer, … - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der … - 2012
In theoretical trade models with variable markups and collective wage bargaining, exportexposure may reduce the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539737
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Gender Inequality in a Globalizing World
Seguino, Stephanie - EconWPA - 2005
, regulation of trade and investment flows, and gender- sensitive public sector spending.. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412981
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Trade, Wages, and Collective Bargaining: Evidence from France.
Carluccio, J.; Fougère, D.; Gautier, E. - Banque de France - 2014
Using a unique French firm-level dataset, we study how international trade affects the wage bargaining process at the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010797656
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The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Skill Upgrading Evidence from Argentina
Bustos, Paula - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2011
increases in the skill premium. These trends are at odds the predictions of the Heckscher-Ohlin trade model where trade opening … several alternative channels through which trade liberalization can increase the relative demand for skill in developing … export opportunities might induce firms to upgrade skill. In this paper I present a model where trade liberalization induces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010583723
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Foreign direct investment and search unemployment: Theory and evidence
Schmerer, Hans-Jörg - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 30 (2014) C, pp. 41-56
This paper proposes a simple multi-industry trade model with search frictions in the labor market. Unimpeded access to …
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