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Leveraging Trade for More and Better Jobs

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dc.contributor.authorMaliszewska, Maryla
dc.contributor.authorWinkler, Deborah
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-12T15:23:04Z
dc.date.available2024-09-12T15:23:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-12
dc.description.abstractTrade exposure is traditionally seen as key to job creation and poverty reduction, but its efficacy is questioned amid global labor market upheavals and protectionist trends. Drawing on six underlying studies, this report uses disaggregated data from 1995 to 2019 to explore the nuanced impact or trade on jobs. Specifically, it investigates the impact of trade exposure on job creation, labor earnings, productivity, and job quality across countries with varying income levels. It finds that trade exposure, particularly in exports and global value chains, correlates with increased employment, especially in manufacturing where it is also associated with higher female workforce participation. Higher trade exposure is associated with increased labor earnings, with wage inequality decreasing in low- and middle-income countries due to global value chain integration. Labor productivity improves with export growth, especially benefiting unskilled workers in low-tech manufacturing and agriculture in developing countries. Job quality is also enhanced with more exports, transitioning to salaried employment positions and higher value-added activities outside of production. However, the report notes that trade exposure does not significantly boost job numbers or reduce earnings inequality in low- income countries. It also finds that the positive effects of trade on employment, earnings, and productivity have diminished following the global financial crisis of 2007. These findings Offer insights into future job and trade policy strategies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082824074054627/P17853812dd3780221b31d15f2c6c4768ea
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42148
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42148
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProsperity Insight Series
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectTRADE AND EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRADE AND GROWTH
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS AND NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectGROWTH DIAGNOSTICS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MONITORING
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY AND INTEGRATION
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC AND STRUCTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH POLICY
dc.subjectMARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND SHARED PROSPERITY
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF GROWTH
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.titleLeveraging Trade for More and Better Jobsen
dc.typeReport
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://reproducibility.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/171 Link to data and reproducibility package
okr.crossref.titleLeveraging Trade for More and Better Jobs
okr.date.disclosure2024-09-12
okr.date.lastmodified2024-09-05T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082824074054627/P17853812dd3780221b31d15f2c6c4768ea
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okr.identifier.docmidP178538-2dd37832-14b4-4822-b31d-5f2c6c4768ea
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42148
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34382484
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34382484
okr.identifier.report193293
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okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.sectorTrade
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Job Creation,Trade Facilitation,Economic Policy,Trade Policy,Green Growth,Economic Growth and Planning,Private Sector Development,Job Quality,Jobs,Trade
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Facilitation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Poverty and Trade
okr.unitProsperity-TIC-Trade and RI (ETIRI)
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