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Skilled-unskilled wage asymmetries as an outcome of skewed international trade patterns in the South

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  • Dawood MAMOON

    (University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.)

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This paper analyzes wage asymmetries between skilled and unskilled labor in developing countries. It attributes disparities to uneven trade patterns and proposes policy interventions.

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  • Dawood MAMOON, 2018. "Skilled-unskilled wage asymmetries as an outcome of skewed international trade patterns in the South," Turkish Economic Review, EconSciences Journals, vol. 5(1), pages 65-82, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cvv:journ2:v:5:y:2018:i:1:p:65-82
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    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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