International Trade and Labour Markets

ISBN-13: 9781349145799 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 233 str.

Chris Milner; Jitendralal Borkakoti

Opis

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.

Spis treści

International Economics Study Group - Preface - Notes on Contributors - International Trade, Employment and Unemployment; J.Borkakoti & C.Milner - Trade Liberalisation and Unemployment: Policy Issues and Evidence from Chile; A.Cox Edwards & S.Edwards - Lessons for Policy Reform in the Light of Mexican Experience; A.O.Krueger - International Trade Deindustrialisation and Labour Demand: An Input-Output Study for the UK (1979-90); M.Gregory & C.Greenhalgh - The Impact of Import Penetration on Unemployment in UK Manufacturing; J.Borkakoti - Trade and Manufacturing Employment in the United Kingdom; R.Hine & P.Wright - How Trade Hurt Unskilled Workers; A.Wood - Occupational Employment and Wage Changes in the UK: Trade and Technology Effects; A.Courakis, K.E.Maskus & A.Webster - Optimum Inflation/Unemployment, Taxation and Monetary Arrangements in the Open Economy; P.Sinclair - Tied Aid, Unemployment and Welfare; S.Lahiri & P.Raimondos-Moller