This paper develops an equilibrium job search model in which the employed worker privately accumulates human capital and continually searches for a better paying job. Firms encourage production and discourage turnover by rewarding with bonus payments and long service allowances, respectively,...

Purpose – Unlike the common belief in the so-called ‘trickle-down effect,' trade-induced output growth in a small open economy does not necessarily improve the domestic welfare of the economy. This paper analyzes the conditions under which the trickle-down effect does not work properly such...