Labor demand and trade reform in Latin America
By: Pablo Fajnzylber, William F. Maloney.
Contributors: Maloney, William F. 1959-; World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2491; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2491.
Publisher: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Labor demand -- Latin America -- Econometric models.; Competition -- Economic aspects -- Latin America -- Econometric models.; Wages -- Latin America -- Econometric models.; Unemployment -- Latin America -- Econometric models.; Equality -- Latin America -- Econometric models.; Latin America -- Commercial policy -- Econometric models.; Latin America -- Foreign economic relations -- Econometric models.
Genres: Econometric models.
Description: Data provide only mixed support for the idea that trade liberalization has an impact on own-wage labor demand elasticities. If globalization is making the lives of workers more insecure, it is probably working through some other mechanism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-26).
Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 02, 2002.
"November 2000"--Cover.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.