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Effects of tariffs and real exchange rates on job reallocation: evidence from Latin America

Effects of tariffs and real exchange rates on job reallocation: evidence from Latin America
Effects of tariffs and real exchange rates on job reallocation: evidence from Latin America
Openness to international competition can lead to enhanced resource allocation in the end. While factor reallocation is essential if net benefits are to be derived from trade liberalization, the process generates costs both for transitioning workers and for employers undergoing personnel turnover. Net welfare gains depend on adjustment costs. Understanding of these issues has been hampered by data limitations. In this paper, we overcome some of these limitations by using new, harmonized measures on job creation and destruction for a number of countries in Latin America. We use these new series to investigate the impact of the removal of protectionism on net employment and gross job reallocation in Latin America. We find a robust pattern showing that reductions in tariffs and exchange rate appreciations increase the pace of job reallocation within sectors. We also find, however, some evidence of declining net employment growth as trade exposure increases. For example, we find some evidence that in the wake of tariff reductions, there is lower net employment growth.
tariff reduction, currency appreciation, trade exposure, intra-industry reallocation, F160, F310, O240
1384-1289
189-208
Haltiwanger, John
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Kugler, Adriana
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Pagés, Carmen
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Haltiwanger, John, Kugler, Adriana, Kugler, Maurice, Micco, Alejandro and Pagés, Carmen (2004) Effects of tariffs and real exchange rates on job reallocation: evidence from Latin America. Journal of Policy Reform, 7 (4), 189-208. (doi:10.1080/1384128042000285183).

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Openness to international competition can lead to enhanced resource allocation in the end. While factor reallocation is essential if net benefits are to be derived from trade liberalization, the process generates costs both for transitioning workers and for employers undergoing personnel turnover. Net welfare gains depend on adjustment costs. Understanding of these issues has been hampered by data limitations. In this paper, we overcome some of these limitations by using new, harmonized measures on job creation and destruction for a number of countries in Latin America. We use these new series to investigate the impact of the removal of protectionism on net employment and gross job reallocation in Latin America. We find a robust pattern showing that reductions in tariffs and exchange rate appreciations increase the pace of job reallocation within sectors. We also find, however, some evidence of declining net employment growth as trade exposure increases. For example, we find some evidence that in the wake of tariff reductions, there is lower net employment growth.

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Published date: 2004
Keywords: tariff reduction, currency appreciation, trade exposure, intra-industry reallocation, F160, F310, O240

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Local EPrints ID: 33852
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/33852
ISSN: 1384-1289
PURE UUID: 0bfed1b5-b03e-4671-9f9c-9866ab11b80c

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Date deposited: 16 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:45

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Author: John Haltiwanger
Author: Adriana Kugler
Author: Maurice Kugler
Author: Alejandro Micco
Author: Carmen Pagés

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