When trade hurts: Consumption indivisibilities and labor market distortions

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 413-427

  Krishna, Kala ^a,b   Yavas, Cemile ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand complementarities; Heterogeneous workers; Labor market distortion; Losses from trade; Non homothetic preferences

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; LABOR MARKET; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAGE;

EID: 28044450191     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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