Sticky Feet: How Labor Market Frictions Shape the Impact of International Trade on Jobs and Wages [1 ed.] 9781464802645, 9781464802638

The analysis in this report confirms the findings of previous studies that trade liberalization improves aggregate welfa

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Sticky Feet: How Labor Market Frictions Shape the Impact of International Trade on Jobs and Wages [1 ed.]
9781464802645, 9781464802638

Since the early 1980s, the U.S. economy has experienced a growing wage differential: high-skilled workers have claimed a

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Are immigrants squeezing Americans out of the work force? Or is competition wth foreign products imported by the United

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Based on ethnographic research conducted over several years, Market Frictions examines the tensions and frictions that e

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Can women succeed? Is women's work appreciated equally to men's? Do women's salaries reflect the quality

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This volume puts the spotlight on worker well-being. It looks at key questions such as: How important is incentive pay i

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These and other conclusions are crucial to understanding the impact that increased border security has had on the econom

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It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and

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Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditi

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It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and

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