Domestic institutions as a source of comparative advantage
Domestic institutions can have profound effects on international trade. This chapter reviews
the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this insight. Particular attention is paid to …
the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this insight. Particular attention is paid to …
Explaining rising inequality: Skill‐biased technical change and north–south trade
We review the 'skill‐biased technological change (SBTC) versus North–South trade
(NST)'debate in order to explain widening wage inequality between skilled and unskilled …
(NST)'debate in order to explain widening wage inequality between skilled and unskilled …
Labour market rigidities, trade and unemployment
E Helpman, O Itskhoki - The Review of Economic Studies, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We study a two-country, two-sector model of international trade in which one sector
produces homogeneous products and the other produces differentiated products. Both …
produces homogeneous products and the other produces differentiated products. Both …
Firm heterogeneity and the labor market effects of trade liberalization
H Egger, U Kreickemeier - International Economic Review, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This article develops a model that incorporates workers' fair wage preferences into a general
equilibrium framework with heterogeneous firms. In a setting where the wage considered to …
equilibrium framework with heterogeneous firms. In a setting where the wage considered to …
Fairness, trade, and inequality
H Egger, U Kreickemeier - Journal of International Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
We develop a model of international trade between two symmetric countries that features
inter-group inequality between managers and workers, and also intra-group inequality …
inter-group inequality between managers and workers, and also intra-group inequality …
Trade, wages, and profits
H Egger, P Egger, U Kreickemeier - European Economic Review, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper formulates a structural empirical model of heterogeneous firms whose workers
exhibit fair-wage preferences, leading to a link between a firm's operating profits and wages …
exhibit fair-wage preferences, leading to a link between a firm's operating profits and wages …
Export diversification, specialisation and inequality: Evidence from Asian and Western countries
B Blancheton, D Chhorn - The Journal of International Trade & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the dynamic effect of globalization at the disaggregated level of
sectoral export diversification and manufacturing specialization on income inequality using a …
sectoral export diversification and manufacturing specialization on income inequality using a …
Unemployment and inflation: Evidence of a nonlinear Phillips curve in the Eurozone
SY Ho, BN Iyke - The Journal of Developing Areas, 2019 - JSTOR
The classical Phillips curve shows a negative relationship between inflation and
unemployment. However, various studies have documented temporal positive and negative …
unemployment. However, various studies have documented temporal positive and negative …
Trade and labor market outcomes
This paper reviews a new framework for analyzing the interrelationship between inequality,
unemployment, labor market frictions, and foreign trade. This framework emphasizes firm …
unemployment, labor market frictions, and foreign trade. This framework emphasizes firm …
International fragmentation: Boon or bane for domestic employment?
H Egger, U Kreickemeier - European Economic Review, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce the fairness approach to efficiency wages into a standard model
of international fragmentation. This gives us a theoretical framework in which wage …
of international fragmentation. This gives us a theoretical framework in which wage …