Migration and the skill composition of the labor force : the impact of trade liberalization in developing countries (English)

In the standard Heckscher-Ohlin model, trade and migration are substitutes (that is, migration decreases with trade liberalization). The authors add four factors to the standard Heckscher-Ohlin model: labor skill levels (skilled or unskilled), international labor mobility, migration costs, and financing constraints. They examine two types of simulation. Case one applies to countries in the post-demographic transition stage, with a stable population...

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Lopez, Ramon;

Schiff,Maurice;
Document Date
1995/08/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1493
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Migration and the skill composition of the labor force : the impact of trade liberalization in developing countries
Keywords
unskilled worker

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Lopez, Ramon; Schiff,Maurice.

Migration and the skill composition of the labor force : the impact of trade liberalization in developing countries (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1493 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/819761468767057385

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