On the Interaction between Trade Reforms and Labor Market Regulation: Evidence from the MENA Countries’ Labor Markets
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- Irène Selwaness & Chahir Zaki, 2015. "On the Interaction Between Trade Reforms and Labor Market Regulation: Evidence from the MENA Countries' Labor Markets," Working Papers 970, Economic Research Forum, revised Nov 2015.
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Keywords
Labor Market Rigidity; Trade; MENA;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
- F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J88 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Public Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ARA-2017-04-02 (MENA - Middle East and North Africa)
- NEP-INT-2017-04-02 (International Trade)
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