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Openness, Technological Change and Labor Demand in Pre-Crisis Indonesia

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Suryahadi, A.
Chen, P.
Tyers, R.

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This paper examines the impact of export orientation, import competition, foreign ownership and the rate of capital accumulation on the relative demand for skilled and unskilled labor in pre-crisis Indonesia.

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Paper provided by Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics in its series ANUCBE School of Economics Working Papers with number 1999-377.

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Keywords: TRADE ; COMPETITION ; LABOUR MARKET;

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J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
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  1. Rod Tyers & Iain Bain & Jahnvi Vedi, 2007. "The Global Economic Implications of Freer Skilled Migration," DEGIT Conference Papers c012_028, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade. [Downloadable!]
  2. Rod Tyers & Ian Bain & Jahnvi Vedi, 2006. "The global implications of freer skilled migration," ANUCBE School of Economics Working Papers 2006-468, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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