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 … technology and institutions? Third, what are the constraints of the investment climate on Vietnamese manufacturing technical …

the presence of foreign affiliates in Vietnamese manufacturing influences the productivity of domestic firms through … investors’ nationalities in driving different spillovers to domestic firms. The fourth chapter examines wage and employment …

this article, I reassess the role of the manufacturing industry in the overall economy’s production growth and employment … what we actually have observed is a distinct pattern of employment deindustrialization rather than a severe decline in the … output share of manufacturing. Meanwhile, the service industry’s share of GDP has been growing in most advanced countries …

Uruguayan manufacturing sector. Uruguay opened its economy in the presence of -at least initially- strong unions and … structurally different industry concentration levels. Higher international exposure implied slightly higher job creation and an … creation rates, unions were effective in reducing job and capital destruction. Industry concentration also was found to …