Does tariff liberalization increase wage inequality?
Subtitle: some empirical evidence
By: Branko Milanovic, Lyn Squire.
Contributors: Squire, Lyn, 1946-; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11046; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11046.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Income distribution -- Econometric models.; Tariff -- Mathematical models.; Foreign trade regulation -- Mathematical models.; Income distribution -- Developing countries -- Econometric models.
Description: "The objective of the paper is to answer an often-asked question : if tariff rates are reduced, what will happen to wage inequality ? We consider two types of wage inequality : between occupations (skills premium), and between industries.  We use two large data bases of wage inequality that have become recently available and a large dataset of average tariff rates all covering the period between 1980 and 2000.  We find that tariff reduction is associated with higher inter-occupational and inter-industry inequality in poorer countries (those below the world median income) and the reverse in richer countries.  The results for inter-occupational inequality though must be treated with caution"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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