Globalization, regional wage differentials and the Stolper-Samuelson theorem: Evidence from Mexico

被引：93

作者：

Chiquiar, Daniel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Banco Mexico, Direct Gen Invest Econ, Mexico City 06059, DF, Mexico

来源：

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 2008年 / 74卷 / 01期

关键词：

trade liberalization; Stolper-Samuelson theorem; wage differentials; NAFTA; economic geography;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.05.009

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In this paper, I study what factors determined the changes in Mexico's regional wage differentials during the nineties. I exploit the regional variation in exposure to international markets to identify the effects of NAFTA on wages and the skill premium. The results support the presence of Stolper-Samuelson type of responses during Mexico's trade liberalization: regions more exposed to globalization appear to have exhibited an increase in overall wage levels, but a decrease in the skill premium, relative to other regions of the country. The results suggest that trade liberalization has a spatial dimension that is usually neglected in traditional models. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：70 / 93

页数：24

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