How does trade affect the labor market? Evidence from Japanese manufacturing

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-161

  Sakurai, Kojiro ^a  

^a BANK OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demand for labor; Effect of trade; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342290947     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-1425(03)00023-9     Document Type: Article

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