Trade openness and wage inequality: evidence for Malaysia

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Trade openness and wage inequality: evidence for Malaysia

This article examines the impact of trade openness on wage inequality in Malaysia during the period 1984–1997. Malaysia has operated a very open trade regime since the 1960s and has pursued aggressive import substitution and export supporting policies. This development strategy is very different to...

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Main Authors:	McNabb, Robert, Said, Rusmawati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge 2013
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28301/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28301/1/Trade%20openness%20and%20wage%20inequality.pdf

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