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Victims of progress : economic integration, specialization, and wages for unskilled labor
Francois, Joseph F.; Nelson, Douglas R. - 2000
In this paper we demonstrate that intra-industry trade (or FDI)between identical countries could produce theobserved deterioration in the relative wages of unskilled workers.This involves a model of North-Northintegration through either increased trade flows or increased MNE-based production....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303867
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Labor market effects of trade and FDI : recent advances and research gaps
Pflüger, Michael; Blien, Uwe; Möller, Joachim; … - 2010
This paper pursues three aims. First, we provide a review of current theoretical advances which pertain to the relationship between trade, FDI and labor markets. We do so under the following (not mutually exclusive) headings: (1) slicing-up the value added chain and the turn to a task-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009313313
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Labor Market Effects of Trade and FDI : Recent Advances and Research Gaps
Pflüger, Michael - 2010
This paper pursues three aims. First, we provide a review of current theoretical advances which pertain to the relationship between trade, FDI and labor markets. We do so under the following (not mutually exclusive) headings: (1) slicing-up the value added chain and the turn to a task-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134820
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Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia 1992-2015
Robertson, Raymond - 2018
women's wages in the apparel sector in developing countries. Using household and labour force surveys from Cambodia and Sri … premiums and a widening wage gap after the end of the MFA. Our results suggest that apparel exports continued to benefit women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910737
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Local labor market effects of FDI regulation in Indonesia
Genthner, Robert; Kis-Katos, Krisztina - 2020
Using yearly Indonesian labor market data for 2000 to 2015, we investigate the impact of a protectionist foreign direct investment (FDI) policy reform on employment and wages. The so-called negative investment list regulates FDI at the highly granular product level and has been repeatedly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012425338
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Exporters, multinationals and residual wage inequality : evidence and theory
Schroeder, Sarah - 2020
This paper studies the implications for wage inequality of two distinct forms of globalisation, namely trade and foreign direct investment. I use German linked employer-employee data to (1) jointly estimate the exporter and the multinational wage premium and (2) to further distinguish between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012315942
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Women in Austrian international trade
Meyer, Birgit; Friesenbichler, Klaus S.; Oberhofer, Harald - 2024
This study is the first to examine employment effects by gender in Austrian firms and thus provides insight into the … role of Austrian firms engaged in foreign trade for women's labour market opportunities and participation in firms. Using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532460
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International trade and labor market integration of immigrants
Lodefalk, Magnus; Sjöholm, Fredrik; Tang, Aili - 2020
We examine if international trade improves labor market integration of immigrants in Sweden. Immigrants participate substantially less than natives in the labor market. However, trading with a foreign country is expected to increase the demand for immigrants from that country. By hiring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230078
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International trade and labor market integration of immigrants
Lodefalk, Magnus; Sjöholm, Fredrik; Tang, Aili - 2020
We examine if international trade improves labor market integration of immigrants in Sweden. Immigrants participate substantially less than natives in the labor market. However, trading with a foreign country is expected to increase the demand for immigrants from that country. By hiring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012286158
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Trade, technology and labour markets - empirical controversies in the light of the Jones model
Pflüger, Michael - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001790248