The response of the informal sector to trade liberalization

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 463-496

  Koujianou Goldberg, Pinelopi ^a,b   Pavcnik, Nina ^b,c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^d Center for Economic and Policy Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Informality; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

BRAZIL; COLOMBIA;

EID: 0141975178     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(03)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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