Markdowns and Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries : Evidence from Colombia, 1977-2020
This paper estimates plant-level and aggregate markdowns in the Colombian manufacturing sector, 1977-2020, using the “production approach” with plant-level microdata. Employers exercise a certain degree of labor market power, which has increased over time. Using large-scale trade liberalization and tariff reforms as quasi experiments, we show that the tariff reduction and increased import competition increased plant-level markdowns. The markdowns are systematically higher for skilled workers than for unskilled workers, but the effect of trade liberalization on markdowns concentrates on unskilled production workers, widening the wage gaps after the trade liberalization
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[2023]
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Authors: | Kusaka, Shoki |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Handelsliberalisierung | Trade liberalization | Kolumbien | Colombia | Entwicklungsländer | Developing countries |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (32 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments Feburary 1, 2023 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.4466666 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014347846
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