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Trade liberalization and Labor Market in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence

Jorge Saba Arbache
World Bank

July 2001

Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to present a review of the theoretical and empirical literature about the effects of trade liberalization on the labor markets of developing countries. We discuss models which seek to explain the empirical finding that openness has increased the wage inequality in several developing countries.

Keywords: trade liberalization, technology, wages, employment, income distribution, developing countries

JEL Classifications: J3, J6, F16, D33, O15

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Date posted: October 22, 2001 ; Last revised: November 28, 2001

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Arbache, Jorge Saba, Trade liberalization and Labor Market in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence (July 2001). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=285542 or doi:10.2139/ssrn.285542

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