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dc.titleLocal Labor-Market Effects of NAFTA in Mexico: Evidence from Mexican Commuting Zones
dc.contributor.authorTrachtenberg, Danielle
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageNorth America
dc.date.available2019-11-20T16:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-11-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper estimates the effects of NAFTA on labor and wages in Mexico using a local labor-markets approach. While NAFTA offered greater export opportunities to Mexican firms that may raise employment, it also opened the door to increased import competition that may dampen employment gains. This paper finds that in the first decade of its existence, NAFTA had a net positive impact on domestic employment of 870,000 workers, an increase of 13.7%. Production workers in Mexican gained significantly, with employment increasing by 32.8%. The impacts of NAFTA varied by region, with employment gains accruing mostly to states in the northeast, northwest, and central east regions of Mexico, which traded more with NAFTA countries.
dc.format.extent22
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002013
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Local_Labor-Market_Effects_of_NAFTA_in_Mexico_Evidence_from_Mexican_Commuting_Zones_en.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInternational Trade
dc.subjectEmployment Rate
dc.subjectLabor Policy
dc.subjectTariff System
dc.subjectTrade Agreement
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectWage
dc.subjectImport
dc.subject.jelcodeF14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeF16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
dc.subject.jelcodeF66 - Labor
dc.subject.jelcodeJ23 - Labor Demand
dc.subject.keywordsInternational trade; NAFTA; import competition; local labor markets
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01078
idb.operationRG-K1077
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