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Globalisation and the Labour Market Trade, Technology and Less Skilled Workers in Europe and the United States

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ISBN-10: 0415320127

ISBN-13: 9780415320122

Edition: 2006

Authors: Robert Anderton, Paul Brenton, John Whalley, David Greenaway

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The decline in the wages and employment of less-skilled workers relative to skilled workers is a key factor underlying the social exclusion in Europe and North America. This work provides a detailed investigation into this problem using a wide variety of approaches.
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Book details

List price: $79.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/9/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 198
Size: 7.87" wide x 9.76" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.990

Robert Anderton is Adviser in the External Developments Division of the European Central Bank and Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Nottingham. His current work involves analyzing the external dimension of the euro area, the global economy and the impacts of globalization on the macroeconomy.

John Whalley is Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, Research Associate at NBER, and Coordinator of the Global Economy Group at CESifo.

Foreward
Notes on the Contributors
Globalisation and the Labour Market
Inequality, Trade and Defensive Innovation in the USA
The Impact of Increased Openness on Job Creation and Job Destruction in Portugal
International Trade and the Income Position of Low-Skilled Workers in the European Union
Using Structural Models in Trade-Technology Wage Inequality Decompositions
Adjustment to globalisation: A Study of the Footwear Industry in Europe
International Trade in Intermediate Inputs: the Case of the Automobile Industry
Outsourcing, Outward Processing and Output Quality: A Case-Study from the Ceramic Tableware Industry
Adjusting to Globalisation: Policy Responses in Europe and the USA
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