Sticky Feet : How Labor Market Frictions Shape the Impact of International Trade on Jobs and Wages

This report analyzes the paths by which developing country labor markets adjust to permanent trade-related shocks. Trade shocks can bring about reallocation of labor between industries, but the presence of labor mobility costs implies economy-wide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hollweg, Claire H., Lederman, Daniel, Rojas, Diego, Ruppert Bulmer, Elizabeth
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
GDP
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18777