Do Unions Matter? Trade Reform and Manufacturing Wages in South Africa

Do Unions Matter? Trade Reform and Manufacturing Wages in South Africa

The effect of nominal tariff cuts on industry wage differentials has been the subject of a number of recent empirical studies. In this paper, we investigate the latter relationship with respect to the South African trade reform experience using micro-level labour data for the period from 1995 to 200...

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Main Author: Shendy, Riham
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
Trade and Labor Market Interactions F160
Wage Level and Structure
Wage Differentials J310
Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects J510
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4941

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