Labor Market Frictions as a Source of Comparative Advantage, with Implications for Unemployment and Inequality

Elhanan Helpman

No 7707, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: Recent research has emphasized firm heterogeneity as a source of comparative advantage. Combining this approach with labor market frictions and worker heterogeneity provides a framework for studying the impact of trade on unemployment and inequality. This paper reviews this approach and reports a number of results from recent studies.

Keywords: Inequality; Labor market frictions; Trade; Unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 F16 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-02
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