The implications of increasing economic openness for real wages in developing countries, 1973-90

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 537-547

  Paus, Eva A ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic openness; Increased competitiveness; Investment growth; Productivity growth; Wage growth

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC LIBERALISATION; ECONOMIC OPENNESS; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; REAL WAGES; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GROWTH;

EID: 0031449365     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(96)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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