This paper offers a new treatment of the labour market effects of international trade, based on a model in which intra-industry trade is explained on Heckscher-Ohlin principles. The model is more consistent with stylised facts about North-South trade than the traditional Heckscher-Ohlin model of inter-industry trade. Ap- plying the model to trade between Italy and ‘non-advanced coun- tries’ and inferring the factor content of intra-industry trade from the inter-sectoral relationship between factor intensity and average unit values of exports, we find that the labour market effects of in- tra-industry trade add significantly to the estimated factor market impact of trade. [97 words]
Quality differentiation and the labour market effects of international trade
CELI, GIUSEPPE;
1999-01-01
Abstract
This paper offers a new treatment of the labour market effects of international trade, based on a model in which intra-industry trade is explained on Heckscher-Ohlin principles. The model is more consistent with stylised facts about North-South trade than the traditional Heckscher-Ohlin model of inter-industry trade. Ap- plying the model to trade between Italy and ‘non-advanced coun- tries’ and inferring the factor content of intra-industry trade from the inter-sectoral relationship between factor intensity and average unit values of exports, we find that the labour market effects of in- tra-industry trade add significantly to the estimated factor market impact of trade. [97 words]I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
