Trade liberalization, labor market regulations and labor demand in Cameroon

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 525-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ousmanou Njikam
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Labor Market Regulations

scholarly journals Trade Openness: New Evidence for Labor-Demand Elasticity in Pakistan’s Manufacturing Sector

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bushra Yasmin ◽  
Aliya H. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Demand Elasticity ◽  
Fixed Effects Model ◽  
Trade Theory ◽  
Employment Conditions

This study is an attempt to investigate trade–labor market linkages in Pakistan. Our main hypothesis that trade liberalization leads to an increase in labor-demand elasticity is empirically verified using a panel data approach for the period 1970/71–2000/01 for 22 selected manufacturing industries in Pakistan. We use ordinary least squares to estimate models in levels and first-differences, in addition to a fixed effects model. Overall, our findings suggest weak evidence of increased labor-demand elasticity as a result of trade liberalization in Pakistan’s manufacturing sector. Nor does the study find support for a positive labor market and trade linkage from an employment point of view—as otherwise suggested by standard trade theory. This may be due to increased capital intensity in the manufacturing sector by time, and the infusion of new technology. It could also be attributed to labor market imperfections preventing trade liberalization from favorably influencing employment conditions in Pakistan. Our policy recommendations based on the study’s results stress the need for skill enhancement measures to increase labor productivity, helping it become competitive according to the demands of globalization.

Implications of higher retirement age for the labor market

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ivanova ◽  
A. Balaev ◽  
E. Gurvich
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Demographic Projections ◽  
The Impact

The paper considers the impact of the increase in retirement age on labor supply and economic growth. Combining own estimates of labor participation and demographic projections by the Rosstat, the authors predict marked fall in the labor force (by 5.6 million persons over 2016-2030). Labor demand is also going down but to a lesser degree. If vigorous measures are not implemented, the labor force shortage will reach 6% of the labor force by the period end, thus restraining economic growth. Even rapid and ambitious increase in the retirement age (by 1 year each year to 65 years for both men and women) can only partially mitigate the adverse consequences of demographic trends.

scholarly journals Local Labor Markets and Child Learning Outcomes in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Tsaneva ◽  
Uttara Balakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
District Level ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Primary School Age ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This paper uses data from rural India to study the relationship between local labor market opportunities and child education outcomes. We construct a Bartik index as a measure of exogenous changes in district-level labor demand and find that an increase in predicted overall employment growth is associated with higher years of education and better test scores for both boys and girls of primary school age. The effects on test scores of older boys are smaller and less statistically significant. Older girls, however, do benefit from better labor market opportunities. We do not find evidence for changes in school quality or district-level investment. Instead, we find support for increases in household education spending, possibly because of overall higher wages, or re-allocation of resources.

Labor Turnover and Employment Impacts in Regional Labor Markets

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
S F Seninger
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Markov Chain Model ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Labor Turnover ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Regional Labor Market ◽  
Empirical Estimates ◽  
Regional Labor ◽  
Job Vacancy ◽  
Employment Impacts

Employment impacts, from a proposed solvent-refined coal plant, are examined by use of an adjustment model which departs from the more conventional export-base and input—output approaches. Adjustments in the regional labor-market are outlined through the use of a Markov-chain model of job vacancy transfers. Adjustments, in response to labor-demand shocks generated by the projects, are specified for disequilibrium gaps in the open labor market, with in-migration of workers absorbing job vacancies. Empirical estimates of key parameters are derived from previous studies of impacts in order to make a preliminary simulation of the system. Implications for an area in West Virginia designated as a regional labor-market are discussed.

scholarly journals Trade Liberalization and Labor Demand in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossanto Dwi Handoyo ◽  
Fiqy Rabbanisyah ◽  
Abdul Rahim Ridzuan ◽  
Mohamad Idham Md Razak
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Labor Demand

The financing of apprenticeship training in the light of labor market regulations

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 799-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Muehlemann ◽  
Harald Pfeifer ◽  
Günter Walden ◽  
Felix Wenzelmann ◽  
Stefan C. Wolter
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
Labor Market Regulations
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