Raymond Robertson

Macalester College - Department of Economics

1600 Grand Ave.

Saint Paul, MN 55105

United States

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Scholarly Papers (21)

1.

Globalization, Wages, and Working Conditions: A Case Study of Cambodian Garment Factories

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 257
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Jul 2011
Raymond Robertson and Cael Warren
Macalester College - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 334 (189,545)
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better factories Cambodia, compensating differentials, Cambodia, apparel

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Working Conditions and Factory Survival: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10026
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Raymond Robertson, Drusilla K. Brown and Rajeev H. Dehejia
Macalester College - Department of Economics, Tufts University - Department of Economics and New York University (NYU) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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plant survival, sweatshops, apparel, working conditions, closure

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Laws, Costs, Norms, and Learning: Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10025
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jul 2016
Drusilla K. Brown, Rajeev H. Dehejia and Raymond Robertson
Tufts University - Department of Economics, New York University (NYU) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 190 (332,724)

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working conditions, norms, personnel economics

Tracking Wage Inequality Trends with Prices and Different Trade Models: Evidence from Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7471
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Timothy Halliday, Daniel Lederman and Raymond Robertson
University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 93 (590,709)
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Rural Labor Markets, Labor Markets, International Trade and Trade Rules

Tracking Wage Inequality Trends with Prices and Different Trade Models: Evidence from Mexico

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10156
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Timothy Halliday, Daniel Lederman and Raymond Robertson
University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 35 (962,000)
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labor markets, inequality, Mexico, firm heterogeneity

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Globalization and Wage Convergence: Mexico and the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8254
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 28 Jun 2014
Davide Gandolfi, Timothy Halliday and Raymond Robertson
Macalester College, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics and Macalester College - Department of Economics
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migration, labor-market integration, factor price equalization

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Mexican Employment Dynamics: Evidence from Matched Firm-Worker Data

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4433
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David S. Kaplan, Gabriel Martinez and Raymond Robertson
World Bank - Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and Macalester College - Department of Economics
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Labor Markets, Microfinance, Labor Policies, Access to Finance, E-Business

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Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia 1992-2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11821
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Macalester College - Department of Economics, Lead Economist and World BankGeorgetown University
Downloads 92 (588,288)
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apparel, Multi-Fibre Arrangement, textile, wages, women, working conditions

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A Note on Empirical Implementation of the Lens Condition

Yale SOM Working Paper No. ES-45, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2005-23
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Jun 2005
Andrew B. Bernard, Raymond Robertson and Peter K. Schott
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Macalester College - Department of Economics and Yale University - School of Management
Downloads 87 (608,795)

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factor price equality

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Better Factories Cambodia: An Instrument for Improving Industrial Relations in a Transnational Context

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 256
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Jul 2011
Arianna Rossi and Raymond Robertson
International Labour Organization (ILO) and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 85 (621,762)
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working conditions, better factories Cambodia, industrial relations

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What Drives Short-Run Labor Market Volatility in Offshoring Industries? Evidence from Northern Mexico During 2007-2009

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6268
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Kaplan, Daniel Lederman and Raymond Robertson
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Macalester College - Department of Economics
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Labor Markets, Labor Policies, Trade Policy, Economic Theory & Research, Free Trade

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China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w14497
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2022
Gordon H. Hanson and Raymond Robertson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 74 (667,630)

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An Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Adult Program in Minnesota: Lessons from the Financial Crisis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10107
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Aug 2016
Ellen Bendewald, Nicholas Maryns and Raymond Robertson
Government of the State of Minnesota - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, InsightWorks and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 70 (687,880)
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pseudo‐experimental, job training, WIA‐Adult

13.

Is Mexico a Lumpy Country?

NBER Working Paper No. w10898
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Dec 2004 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2022
Andrew B. Bernard, Raymond Robertson and Peter K. Schott
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Macalester College - Department of Economics and Yale University - School of Management
Downloads 70 (687,880)
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Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?

NBER Working Paper No. w7054
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 10 Jul 1999 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2022
Gordon H. Hanson, Raymond Robertson and Antonio Spilimbergo
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), Macalester College - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department
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Trade, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 396
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Jun 2015
Davide Gandolfi, Timothy Halliday and Raymond Robertson
Macalester College, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 55 (775,624)
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Migration, Labor-market Integration, Factor Price Equalization

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Labor Market Adjustment to Third Party Competition: Evidence from Mexico

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12002
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Raymond Robertson, Timothy Halliday and Sindhu Vasireddy
Macalester College - Department of Economics, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics and SRM University- AP, Amaravati
Downloads 53 (789,114)
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inequality, wages, trade, Mexico, China, apparel

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Trade, FDI, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9215
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Davide Gandolfi, Timothy Halliday and Raymond Robertson
Macalester College, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics and Macalester College - Department of Economics
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migration, labor-market integration, factor price equalization

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Can Intense Exposure to Hand-Washing and Hygiene Information Campaigns Affect Children's Socio-Emotional Skills? Evidence from Senegal

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7472
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Timothy Halliday, Daniel Lederman and Raymond Robertson
University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Macalester College - Department of Economics
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Inequality, Educational Sciences, Hydrology, Social Development & Poverty

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Economic Integration Across Latin America: Evidence from Labor Markets, 1990-2013

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7847
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Oct 2016
Daniel Lederman and Raymond Robertson
World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and Macalester College - Department of Economics
Downloads 44 (856,673)
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Labor Markets, Rural Labor Markets, Trade and Multilateral Issues, Trade and Labor

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A Note on the Empirical Implementation of the Lens Condition

NBER Working Paper No. w11448
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 28 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2022
Andrew B. Bernard, Raymond Robertson and Peter K. Schott
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Macalester College - Department of Economics and Yale University - School of Management
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Mexico: A Liberalisation Leader?

Posted: 18 May 2011
Raymond Robertson
Macalester College - Department of Economics

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Anti-dumping, Temporary Trade Barriers, Mexico