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Racing to the Bottom? The Link between Exporting Behaviour and Worker Job Satisfaction

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  • Zara Liaqat

    (Hagey Hall 162, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo, Canada)

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Using firm-level data from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, this paper investigates whether there exists a significant relationship between the exporting status of a firm and the likelihood of its workers leaving the job, after controlling for a number of firm and industry characteristics. We also examine the connection between the fraction of sales exported and the number of production days lost due to worker strikes. Our main conclusion is that exports affect the number of employees leaving due to illness (or for other reasons) positively and significantly. By utilizing several enforcement measures, such as inspections by fire and building safety officials, this paper illustrates that the argument for “race to the bottom†in labour standards as a result of trade liberalization deserves greater consideration in regional, multilateral and bilateral trade agreements.

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  • Zara Liaqat, 2017. "Racing to the Bottom? The Link between Exporting Behaviour and Worker Job Satisfaction," Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, Lifescience Global, vol. 6, pages 463-476.
    • Handle: RePEc:lif:jrgelg:v:6:y:2017:p:463-476
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    1. Zara Liaqat, 2019. "Providing a Safe Working Environment: Do Firm Ownership and Exporting Status Matter?," Asian Development Review, MIT Press, vol. 36(2), pages 215-247, September.

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    Keywords

    Labour standards; International trade; Regulations; Enforcement.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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