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

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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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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