Title

International Trade and Labor Markets: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

Year

2004

Abstract

Davidson and Matusz develop simple yet compelling models that allow for documented differences in labor markets across countries in order to investigate the impact of trade and trade policies on society's underclass.

Contents

  1. An Overview of the Issue
  2. Globalization and Labor: The View from Main Street to Mainstream
  3. Some Simple Models of Trade and Unemployment
  4. Some Empirics
  5. Policy Analysis

ISBN

9780880992732 (pbk.) ; 9780880992749 (cloth)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Job security; Dislocated workers; Job stability; GLOBAL ISSUES; Globalization; Outsourcing; Trade issues; UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Unemployment insurance; Benefits and duration