Employment and wage effects of trade liberalization : the case of Mexican manufacturing (English)

In 1985, after decades of an import-substitution industrial strategy, Mexico initiated a radical liberalization of its external sector. Between 1985 and 1988, import licensing requirements were scaled back to a quarter of earlier levels, reference prices were removed, and tariff rates on most products were substantially reduced. By 1989, Mexico was one of the most open economies in the developing world. Adjusting to trade liberalization required the...

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Revenga,Ana L.;
Document Date
1995/10/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS1524
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Employment and wage effects of trade liberalization : the case of Mexican manufacturing
Keywords
real wage

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Revenga,Ana L..

Employment and wage effects of trade liberalization : the case of Mexican manufacturing (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1524 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/736361468773113333

Employment and wage effects of trade liberalization : the case of Mexican manufacturing (English)

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