International Trade and Labour Markets

✍ Scribed by Jitendralal Borkakoti, Chris Milner (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Leaves: 241
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A topical examination of the impact of globalization and the intricate relationship between international trade and labour markets, containing theoretical and empirical studies of countries including UK, Mexico and Chile. The distinguished international contributors demonstrate the importance of this emerging research agenda analyzing the importance of trade reforms on employment and the impact on skilled and unskilled labour from technological change and global competition.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
International Trade, Employment and Unemployment....Pages 1-7
Trade Liberalization and Unemployment: Policy Issues and Evidence from Chile....Pages 8-43
Lessons for Policy Reform in Light of the Mexican Experience....Pages 44-61
International Trade, Deindustrialization and Labour Demand: An Input-Output Study for the UK (1979–90)....Pages 62-89
The Impact of Import Penetration on Unemployment in UK Manufacturing....Pages 90-117
Trade and Manufacturing Employment in the United Kingdom....Pages 118-139
How Trade Hurt Unskilled Workers....Pages 140-168
Occupational Employment and Wage Changes in the UK: Trade and Technology Effects....Pages 169-202
Optimum Inflation, Taxation and Monetary Arrangements in the Open Economy....Pages 203-218
Tied Aid, Unemployment and Welfare....Pages 219-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-233

✦ Subjects

Labor Economics; International Economics; International Business

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