Effects of Tariffs and Real Exchange Rates on Job Reallocation:Evidence from Latin America

John Haltiwanger, Adriana Kugler, Maurice Kugler (), Alejandro Micco () and Pagés, Carmen
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Discussion Paper Series In Economics And Econometrics from University of Southampton, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences

Abstract: Openness to international competition can lead to enhanced resource allocation in the long-run. 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 as trade exposure increases. For example, we find some evidence that in the wake of tariff reductions, there is lower net employment growth. Keywords; Tariff reduction, Currency appreciation, Trade exposure, Intra-industry reallocation JEL Classification: F160, F310, O240.

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Date: 2004-08-01
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