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Trade and Labor Standards

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Brown, K.D.
Deardorff, A.V.
Stern, R.M.

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There is a wide disparity of views on issues of international labor standards. The purpose of this paper is to explore these different views and the available options for addressing the issues involved. We conclude that there is no convincing case for incorporating labor standards into the WTO and into U.S. trade agreements. The surest way to improve labor standards is instead for the United States and other industrialized countries to maintain open markets and to encourage the growth of their developing country trading partners. Steps should also be taken to support the activities of the International Labour Organization to provide inducements and technical assistance to help developing countries raise their labor standards.

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Paper provided by Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan in its series Working Papers with number 394.

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Date of creation: 1997
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Keywords: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ; LABOUR;

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F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Country and Industry Studies of Trade
J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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  1. Squire, Lyn & Suthiwart-Narueput, Sethaput, 1997. "The Impact of Labor Market Regulations," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 11(1), pages 119-43, January.
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  2. Anderson, Kym, 1996. "Social Policy Dimensions of Economic Integration: Environmental and Labour Standards," CEPR Discussion Papers 1440, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Maskus, Keith E. & Rutherford, Thomas J. & Selby, Steven, 1995. "Implications of changes in labor standards: A computational analysis for Mexico," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 6(2), pages 171-188. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Stephen S. Golub, 1997. "International Labor Standards and International Trade," IMF Working Papers 97/37, International Monetary Fund.
  6. Brown, D.K. & Dearorff, A.V. & Stern, R.M., 1993. "International Labor Standards and Trade: A Theoretical Analysis," Working Papers 333, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan.
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  1. Robert M. Stern, 2003. "Labor Standards and Trade Agreements," Working Papers 496, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan. [Downloadable!]
  2. Alireza Naghavi, 2005. "Asymmetric Labor Markets, Southern Wages, and the Location of Firms," Working Papers 2005.17, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Boockmann, Bernhard, 2002. "Mixed motives : an empirical analysis of ILO roll-call votes," ZEW Discussion Papers 02-40, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
  4. Drusilla K. Brown & Alan V. Deardorff & Robert M Stern, 2002. "The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries," Working Papers 483, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Drusilla K. Brown & Alan V. Deardorff & Robert M Stern, 2002. "Pros and Cons of Linking Trade and Labor Standards," Working Papers 477, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan. [Downloadable!]
  6. Drusilla K. Brown & Alan V. Deardorff & Robert M. Stern, 1999. "U.S. Trade and Other Policy Options and Programs to Deter Foreign Exploitation of Child Labor," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 9904, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Busse, Matthias, 2002. "Do Transnational Corporations Care About Labour Standards?," Discussion Paper Series 26298, Hamburg Institute of International Economics. [Downloadable!]
  8. Darlene C. Chisholm & George Norman, 2002. "Spatial Competition and Demand: An Application to Motion Pictures," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0216, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
  9. Alireza Naghavi, 2003. "Asymmetric Labor Markets and the Location of Firms - Are Multinationals Attracted to Weak Labor Standards?," Working Papers 200323, School Of Economics, University College Dublin. [Downloadable!]
  10. Kyle Bagwell & Richard W. Staiger, 1998. "The Simple Economics of Labor Standards and the GATT," NBER Working Papers 6604, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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