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| Author: | Summerfield, G. |
| Title: | The shadow price of labour in export processing zones. A discussion of the social value of employing women in export processing in Mexico and China. |
| Journal: | Review of Political Economy
1995 : JAN, VOL. 7:1, p. 28-42 |
| Index terms: | LABOUR MARKETS MEXICO CHINA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the appropriate shadow price of labour to apply in making a social evaluation of a zone. Conditions in Mexico and China are contrasted to illustrate the problem in current methods, which would lower the social benefits of the maquiladoras in Mexico simply because they have hired women. The absolute level of employment in the both countries is an accurate measure of a key benefit of the zones. The appropriate shadow price of the labour is at or below the market wage regardless of whether the worker is male or female. |
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