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Labor
Don't Blame Trade Liberalization for Labor Market Chaos
Activists blame trade liberalization policies in developing countries
for a variety of problems they argue slow growth and lead to tectonic
shifts in labor sectors. Romain Wacziarg found very little change in the
structure of labor sectors within five years of liberalization. (May 2002)
Are Global Labor Standards Good for Business?
Economists, politicians, and activists have long debated whether countries
that do not adopt international labor standards gain an advantage in trade
and investment at the expense of those who do. Robert Flanagan recently
tested the arguments through a comparative study of about 100 countries
at various stages of development from 1980 to 1999. (May 2002)
An International Perspective on Labor
In a broad paper examining the economic impact of collective bargaining
around the world, GSB labor economist Robert Flanagan explains why the
kind of bargaining structure a country has is less important than it used
to be. (July 1999)