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We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 Indonesian regions, and investigate the labour market mechanisms behind these effects. The identification strategy relies on combining information on initial regional labour and product...
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This study analyzes whether ongoing liberalization has resulted in more profound trade expansion for Indonesia versus … advantage and export specialization. Competition has increased between Indonesia and four regional trade partners: China, India …, Thailand, and Vietnam. Indonesia gained from trading primary materials while losing in some low-cost manufacturing sectors. The …
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This study analyzes the effect of trade liberalization on wage inequality through industry wage premiums in Indonesia …-stage estimation approach. Using the national labor force survey dataset from Sakernas (Survei Angkatan Kerja Nasional-Indonesia Labor …
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This paper characterizes the trade-off between the income gains and the inequality costs of trade using survey data for 54 developing countries. Tariff data on agricultural and manufacturing goods are combined with household survey data on detailed income and expenditure patterns to estimate the...
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This paper provides a retrospective assessment of the effects of trade policies on South African manufacturing since the transition to democracy, examining the differences and commonalities in the views of economists in favour of and against an acceleration of trade liberalization. Data from the...
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