Import Liberalization and Industrial Lay-Offs

Florian Alburo

No 198511, UP School of Economics Discussion Papers from University of the Philippines School of Economics

Abstract: This paper tests the responsiveness of industrial lay-offs to import liberalization using the 1981-1983 trade liberalization as data period of analysis. Contrary to wide expectations industrial lay-offs of both import substituting and export-oriented industries behave in opposite directions with respect to the variations in imports i.e. the former decrease (instead of increase) their lay-offs while the latter increase (instead of decrease) their lay-offs. Some explanation is given to the contrary findings.

Date: 1985-09
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Published as UPSE Discussion Paper No. 1985-11, September 1985

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