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Short and long run decompositions of OECD wage in[e]quality changes

Edwards, T. Huw; Whalley, John - 2002

into the component factors of trade surges in low wage products and technological change that has preoccupied the trade and …, when this may not be the case. Incorrect conclusions as to how trade surges and technology contribute to wage inequality …

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RCAs within Western Europe

Oelgemöller, Jens; Westermeier, Andreas - 2009

Netherlands and the UK. The results can be summarized as the follows: Italy always had a trade specialisation index which was well … above average. Apart from Italy, whose trade performance index decreased substantially, changes in the trade performance …

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International fragmentation and relative wages in the UK

Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - 2003

This paper re-examines the trade-based explanation of increased wage inequality in developed countries by focusing on …

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International outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom

Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Hine, Robert C. - 2004

This paper investigates empirically the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the United Kingdom. It is the first detailed study of this issue for the UK. Outsourcing is calculated using import-use matrices of input-output tables for manufacturing...

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