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| Author: | Milner, C. Wright, P. |
| Title: | Modelling labour market adjustment to trade liberalisation in an industrialising economy. |
| Journal: | Economic Journal
1998 : MARCH, VOL. 108:447, p. 509-528 |
| Index terms: | LABOUR MARKETS TRADE FREE TRADE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MAURITANIA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The article examines labour market reponses to trade liberalisation in an industrialising country.Short and long run responses of employment and wages are examined using a specific factor trade model, which underpins the empirical work. Employment and wage equations are esimated using dynamic panel techniques for importable and exportable sections in Mauritius and for a period covering both the pre- and post-liberalisation regimes. The empirical testing finds some support for the theoretical predictions of differential responses between sectors. Increases in female participation, however, appear to have the adjustment burdens of liberalisation on importables. |
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