The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review

One of the most common instruments of industrial policy is Export Processing Zones (EPZs). This paper shows the results of a systematic review of the impact of EPZs on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries. The results of synthesising 59 studies suggest that there is no rob...

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Main Authors:	Cirera, Xavier, Lakshman, Rajith W.D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2017
Subjects:	EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EMPLOYMENT WAGES LABOR MARKETS LABOR STANDARDS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GENDER GAP UNIONIZATION WORKPLACE SAFETY
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27677

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spelling	okr-10986-276772021-05-25T10:54:42Z The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review Cirera, Xavier Lakshman, Rajith W.D. EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EMPLOYMENT WAGES LABOR MARKETS LABOR STANDARDS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GENDER GAP UNIONIZATION WORKPLACE SAFETY One of the most common instruments of industrial policy is Export Processing Zones (EPZs). This paper shows the results of a systematic review of the impact of EPZs on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries. The results of synthesising 59 studies suggest that there is no robust evidence that the employment created in the zones is additional. Also, in most cases, EPZs pay higher wages and do not contribute to increase the gender wage gap. The results regarding labour conditions such as health and safety, unionisation or hours worked are mixed when comparing with firms outside the EPZ. 2017-08-08T19:37:10Z 2017-08-08T19:37:10Z 2017-04-10 Journal Article Journal of Development Effectiveness 1943-9342 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27677 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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spellingShingle	EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EMPLOYMENT WAGES LABOR MARKETS LABOR STANDARDS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GENDER GAP UNIONIZATION WORKPLACE SAFETY Cirera, Xavier Lakshman, Rajith W.D. The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review
description	One of the most common instruments of industrial policy is Export Processing Zones (EPZs). This paper shows the results of a systematic review of the impact of EPZs on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries. The results of synthesising 59 studies suggest that there is no robust evidence that the employment created in the zones is additional. Also, in most cases, EPZs pay higher wages and do not contribute to increase the gender wage gap. The results regarding labour conditions such as health and safety, unionisation or hours worked are mixed when comparing with firms outside the EPZ.
format	Journal Article
author	Cirera, Xavier Lakshman, Rajith W.D.
author_facet	Cirera, Xavier Lakshman, Rajith W.D.
author_sort	Cirera, Xavier
title	The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review
title_short	The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review
title_full	The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review
title_fullStr	The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review
title_sort	impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries : systematic review
publisher	Taylor and Francis
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The Impact of Export Processing Zones on Employment, Wages and Labour Conditions in Developing Countries : Systematic Review

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