Can the HOSS framework help shed light on the simultaneous growth of inequality and informalization in developing countries?
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Keywords
Heckscher–Ohlin–Stolper–Samuelson theory; Skill premium; Informalization; International production networks; Elasticity of factor substitution; Wage rigidity; F16; O17; F11;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
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