This paper considers the effects of a more or less trade and capital openness on the instability of the growth rate. Indicators of outward looking policies are estimated by eliminating the impact of structural factors through a standardization equation. Then indicators of growth instability are...

Theoretical and empirical works do not present clear results concerning the effect of international openness on the geographical concentration of activities in less developed countries. We reassess the main conclusions of the literature to differentiate an "endogeneous" openness linked in a long...

En 2009, alors même qu'elles insistaient sur la résilience de l'économie algérienne face à la crise internationale, les autorités introduisaient de fortes restrictions à la fois aux importations, à l'investissement étranger et au crédit à la consommation. Ces mesures traduisent-elles...

Within a multisectoral general equilibrium framework, we explicitly model endogenous wage differentials between sectors. The model, based on efficiency wage theory (the Shirking Model) is used to assess the impact of trade liberalization on employment and wages in Tunisia. Highly skilled workers...

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...

Based on data from Encuesta de hogares de 1996 del Direccion General de Estadistica, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEyC).

Describes the experiences, strategies adopted and problems encountered with regard to reforms in the Chilean port of Valparaiso from 1981 to 1999.