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Is Labour Rigidity Harming Europe's Competitiveness? The Effect of Job Protection on the Pattern of Trade and Welfare.
Saint-Paul, G. - Département et Laboratoire d'Économie Théorique … - 1995
We develop a model to analyse the implications of firing costs on international specialization.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005509873
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Issues of Environmental and Labor Standards in the Global Trading System.
Brown, D.K.; deardroff, A.V.; Stern, R.M. - Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory - 1997
-related environmental and labor standards. As pointed out by Anderson (1996) and Bhagwati (1996), these calls for action have been motivated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005646606
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Labor Standards and Trade.
Stern, R.M. - Research Seminar in International Economics, University … - 2000
This paper explores the wide disparity of views on issues of international labor standards and the available options … for addressing the issues involved. The discussion and analysis include: the definition and scope of labor standards …; theoretical aspects of the economic effects of labor standards and the available empirical evidence; global, regional, national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005551432
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Standardization Policy and International Trade.
Gandal, N.; Shy, O. - Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University - 1996
In this paper we examine the incentives for governments to recognize the standards of foreign products. In the case of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005675098
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The march of the techies : technology, trade, and job polarization in France, 1994-2007
Harrigan, James; Reshef, Ariell; Toubal, Farid - 2016
Using administrative employee-firm-level data on the entire private sector from 1994 to 2007, we show that the labor market in France has polarized: employment shares of high and low wage occupations have grown, while middle wage occupations have shrunk. During the same period, the share of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485237
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The Effect of International Trade on Labour Demand Elasticities: Intersectoral Matters
Jean, Sébastien - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406539
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The Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway: A Situational Analysis of Human Resources Needs
Achkar, Souleima El - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2009
This report examines human resource and skills issues pertaining to the Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor over the short- to medium-term (within the next five years). Based on information gathered through interviews with industry representatives and labour market data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004985517
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Trade reform and labor market dynamics
Botman, Dennis P. J.; Tieman, Alexander F. - 1999
We present an equilibrium-search model with heterogenous workers whosearch for a job in one of two sectors and who lose part of theirskills during unemployment. We show that an import tariff increasethe wage and the employment prospects in the protected sector. Thisresults in a labor market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011302149
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The March of the Techies : Technology, Trade, and Job Polarization in France, 1994-2007
Harrigan, James - 2016
Using administrative employee-firm-level data on the entire private sector from 1994 to 2007, we show that the labor market in France has polarized: employment shares of high and low wage occupations have grown, while middle wage occupations have shrunk. During the same period, the share of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987341
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Effects of the Completion of Mercosur on the Uruguayan Labor Market: a Simulation Exercise using a CGE Model.
Laens, S.; Terra, I. - 1999
The Mercosur was born as an imperfect Customs Union. During the transition phase to a complete Customs Union -starting in 1995-, each country established some exceptions to trade liberalization within the region and to the external common tariff. This paper deals with the possible effects on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005672107