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dc.titleThe China Effect on Colombia’s Manufacturing Labor Market
dc.contributor.authorMolina, Danielken
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageChina
dc.date.available2020-01-24T11:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-01-24T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, I use Colombian data from 1996-2013 to construct two datasets that are used to assess whether the China Shock has affected the future growth rates of productivity, employment level, workforce composition, wages, export performance, and informal employment levels within Colombias manufacturing sector. Empirically, I use a two-stage estimation approach that instruments regional import market share in Colombia with exogenous regional export market shares in markets outside Latin America. The results validate that the China Shock has significant effects on future growth rates for employment, workforce composition, wages per employee, productivity, and domestic sales. While the current growth rate of export performance is affected by the China Shock, the future growth rates of export performance and informality are not.
dc.format.extent45
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002154
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The_China_Effect_on_Colombia’s_Manufacturing_Labor_Market_en.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectProductivity Growth
dc.subjectBilateral Trade
dc.subjectEmployment Rate
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectManufacturing Industry
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectImport
dc.subject.jelcodeF1 - Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeJ23 - Labor Demand
dc.subject.keywordsChina shock; workforce composition; productivity; informal employment
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01101
idb.operationRG-E1542
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