Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa

This paper uses municipal-level data from South Africa for the period 1996–2011 to estimate the medium to long-run effects of trade liberalization on local labor markets. It finds that local labor markets that were more exposed to tariff cuts tende...

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Main Authors:	Bastos, Paulo, Santos, Nicolas
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	TRADE LIBERALIZATION LABOR MARKET TRADE SHOCK LONG-TERM EFFECT EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/133871622641025216/Long-Run-Effects-of-Trade-Liberalization-on-Local-Labor-Markets-Evidence-from-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35723

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spelling	okr-10986-357232021-06-11T05:11:25Z Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa Bastos, Paulo Santos, Nicolas TRADE LIBERALIZATION LABOR MARKET TRADE SHOCK LONG-TERM EFFECT EMPLOYMENT This paper uses municipal-level data from South Africa for the period 1996–2011 to estimate the medium to long-run effects of trade liberalization on local labor markets. It finds that local labor markets that were more exposed to tariff cuts tended to experience slower growth in employment and income per capita than less exposed regions. The longer-term effects of trade liberalization on regional earnings are stronger than the medium-term effects, and tend to be more pronounced among municipalities that included the former homelands. 2021-06-10T13:48:10Z 2021-06-10T13:48:10Z 2021-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/133871622641025216/Long-Run-Effects-of-Trade-Liberalization-on-Local-Labor-Markets-Evidence-from-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35723 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9686 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) South Africa
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description	This paper uses municipal-level data from South Africa for the period 1996–2011 to estimate the medium to long-run effects of trade liberalization on local labor markets. It finds that local labor markets that were more exposed to tariff cuts tended to experience slower growth in employment and income per capita than less exposed regions. The longer-term effects of trade liberalization on regional earnings are stronger than the medium-term effects, and tend to be more pronounced among municipalities that included the former homelands.
format	Working Paper
author	Bastos, Paulo Santos, Nicolas
author_facet	Bastos, Paulo Santos, Nicolas
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title	Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa
title_short	Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa
title_full	Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa
title_fullStr	Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa
title_sort	long-run effects of trade liberalization on local labor markets : evidence from south africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/133871622641025216/Long-Run-Effects-of-Trade-Liberalization-on-Local-Labor-Markets-Evidence-from-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35723
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Long-Run Effects of Trade Liberalization on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from South Africa

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