Trade and the (dis)incentive to reform labor markets: The case of reform in the European Union

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-166

  Alessandria, George ^a   Delacroix, Alain ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

D78; E24; E61; F16; F42; Firing costs; International trade; J65; Labor market reform

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; POLICY REFORM; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TERMS OF TRADE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43049168748     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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