The dissertation centers on the following key issues. First, what are the impacts of trade liberalization on employment … and wages in Vietnamese manufacturing? Second, what determines productivity in Vietnamese manufacturing: the roles of … the impacts of trade liberalization and institutional reforms implemented in Vietnam on manufacturing industries in terms …

This paper analyses the effects of the 1990 Brazilian trade liberalization on the total factor productivity, market … 1986/94 indicates very large total factor productivity gains in the period to 1994, which were accompanied by large falls … in market shares and profits. The explanation advanced is that the shock of trade liberalization to profits was so great …