industrialization of goods production. We focus on the effect of industrialization on employment and wages, and identify certain …

We present a model of offshoring of tasks to a developing nation, which is characterized by a minimum wage formal … informal sector. An improvement in the productivity in performing offshored tasks in the developing country raises offshoring … improvements in the informal sector expand both offshoring and outsourcing, and the developed nation wage must rise. When the …

maquiladora program was to increase formal employment, we study how the rapid increase in maquiladora activity has affected labor … the equilibrium with an informal sector. -- offshoring ; informal sector ; maquiladoras ; trade and labor markets ; Mexico …

maquiladora program was to increase formal employment, we study how the rapid increase in maquiladora activity has affected labor …

maquiladora program was to increase formal employment, we study how the rapid increase in maquiladora activity has affected labor …