LABOUR ADJUSTMENT COSTS AND BRITISH FOOTWEAR PROTECTION**This research was supported by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Ford Foundation, to whom we are most grateful. Work for this paper was started during a visit to the Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm. We are grateful to Paul Brenton for help with the data and to Bela Balassa and Paul Brenton for comments on an earlier draft

Wendy E. Takacs and L. Winters

Chapter 4 in Non-Tariff Barriers, Regionalism and Poverty:Essays in Applied International Trade Analysis, 2015, pp 69-91 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionThe concept and measurement of adjustment costsData on labour turnoverThe production modelEstimates of labour adjustment costs avoidedSummaryAPPENDIX AREFERENCES

Keywords: International Trade; Poverty; Regional Trading Arrangements (RTAs); Trade Barriers; Non-Tariff Barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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