Firm entry and exit, labor demand, and trade reform
Subtitle: evidence from Chile and Colombia
By: Pablo Fajnzylber, William F. Maloney, Eduardo Ribeiro.
Contributors: Malloney, William F. 1959-; Ribeiro, Eduardo Pontual.; World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2659; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2659.
Publisher: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Poverty Sector Unit
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Labor demand; Labor market -- Chile.; Elasticity (Economics) -- Chile.; Labor demand -- Colombia.; Labor market -- Colombia.; Elasticity (Economics) -- Colombia.; Free trade -- Economic aspects.
Description: Firms entering and exiting a market contribute almost as much to employment changes as firms continuing in a market. As much effort should be made to understanding sensitivity to wage changes in entering and exiting firms as to understanding wage elasticities in continuing firms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-21).
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.