"First drafts of the papers were presented at a conference on "Globalization and Labor Markets" held at the University of Nottingham in March 1999"--P. [vii]. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Evolving patterns of international trade / James Proudman and Stephen Redding -- Trade and labor approaches to wage inequality / Jonathan E. Haskel -- Trade liberalization and technology choice / Rod Falvey and Geoff Reed -- Dynamics of intraindustry trade and labor-market adjustment / Marius Brülhart -- Marginal intraindustry trade and labor adjustment / Mary E. Lovely and Douglas R. Nelson -- Swedish multinationals and competition from high- and low-wage locations / Henrik Braconier and Karolina Ekholm -- The choice of structural model in trade-wages decompositions / Lisandro Abrego and John Whalley -- Policy implications of the trade and wages debate / Alan V. Deardorff -- Technical progress, price adjustments, and wages / Ronald W. Jones -- The effect of international trade on labor-demand elasticities : intersectoral matters / Sébastien Jean -- Smooth and sticky adjustment : a comparative analysis of the US and UK / Michelle Haynes, Richard Upward, and Peter Wright -- Relative demand for skills in Swedish manufacturing : technology or trade? / Pär Hansson -- Trade and wages when the trade regime is determined endogenously / Robin Naylor -- Structural change, competition, and job turnover in Swedish manufacturing, 1964-96 / Linda Andersson, Ola Gustafsson, and Lars Lundberg.
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