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Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Adjustment in Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorPavcnik, Nina
dc.contributor.authorBlom, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, Pinelopi
dc.contributor.authorSchady, Norbert
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T14:09:39Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T14:09:39Z
dc.date.issued2003-03
dc.description.abstractThe authors study the impact of the 1988-94 trade liberalization in Brazil on wage distribution. They explore three main channels through which trade liberalization could have affected wage distribution: (1) increasing returns to skilled workers because of Hecksher-Ohlin adjustments to trade policy; (2) trade-induced skill-biased technological change; and (3) changes in industry wage premiums. The results suggest that trade reform in Brazil did contribute to the growing skill premium through skill-biased technological change, which was partially instigated by increased foreign competition. The authors also find that sector-specific returns to skill increased more in sectors with bigger tariff reductions. But they find little support for Hecksher-Ohlin type adjustments to trade reform. Overall, the effects of trade reform on wage inequality seem relatively small.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2166848/trade-liberalization-labor-market-adjustment-brazil
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2982
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19038
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2982
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN TRADE
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectFOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectHIGH LEVELS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORT PENETRATION
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF DATA
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION INCREASES
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE MODELS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PROTECTION
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADE REGIME
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titleTrade Liberalization and Labor Market Adjustment in Brazilen
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okr.crossref.titleTrade Liberalization and Labor Market Adjustment in Brazil
okr.date.disclosure2003-03-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:16:26.162690Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2166848/trade-liberalization-labor-market-adjustment-brazil
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid668701468768837266
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2982
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03031804031942
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2166848
okr.identifier.reportWPS2982
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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