Trade liberalisation and wage inequality: Lessons from the Mexican experience

World Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 827-849

  Robertson, Raymond ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WAGE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034131257     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.00305     Document Type: Article

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