Bargaining behaviors, such as price haggling, have been observed for a long time among consumers. However, research endeavors addressing this behavior remain relatively sparse and usually within lab-settings. Therefore, there is a need for not only addressing this behavior in real life settings...

We study how trade liberalization affects formal employment across gender. We propose a theoretical mechanism to explain how male and female formal employment shares can respond differently to trade liberalization through labor reallocation across tradable and non-tradable sectors. Using Mexican...