Trade and Employment in Asia

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-63565-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

This volume investigates the links between employment, trade and structural transformation. In the context of global rebalancing, accompanied by inevitable changes in trade patterns between Asia and the rest of the world, the volume’s chapters analyze the links between trade openness and trends in employment and its quality. Specifically, through Asian case studies (both analytical and econometric), the volume examines how trade and export-led growth models have led to specialization and evolving demands on various types of labor. The rapidly changing labor market contours in developing Asia during this era of globalization, along with the new context resulting from the recent global financial crisis and new insights from theoretical literature, have led to the need for such studies. This volume helps fill this gap in the literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khor, Niny

Mitra, Devashish

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction, Niny Khor and Devashish Mitra Trade, Structural Changes, and Quality of Employment 2. Trade, Growth, and Structural Changes in Employment in Developing Asia, John Gilbert 3. Trade and the Quality of Employment, Robert Flanagan and Niny Khor 4. Competition, Labor Intensity and Specialization: Structural Changes in Post-crisis Asia, Yothin Jinjarak and Kanda Naknoi 5. Labor Market Institutions, Paul Vandenberg and Moritz Meyer Country Case Studies 6. Exports and Employment in the PRC, Cai Fang and Du Yang 7. Trade and Employment in Hong Kong: Towards a Service Economy, James Vere 8. Indonesia: Dynamics of Trade and Employment, Haryo Aswicahyono, Douglas H. Brooks, and Christopher Manning 9. Trade, Labor Market Institutions and the Pressure on Labor Markets: The Case of Korean Manufacturing, Devashish Mitra and Jeongeun Shin 10. Foreign Labor in Malaysian Manufacturing: Trends, Patterns and Implications for Domestic Wages, Premachandra Athukorala and Evelyn S. Devadason

Über Autor(innen)

Niny Khor is an economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Resident Mission in the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. Her current research focuses on Chinese economic growth and the structural transformation of its factor markets. She was previously based in the Economics and Research Department of ADB, where she researched patterns of employment and trade in Asia, as well as what helps enterprises to grow. Prior to joining ADB, she was an economist at the UBS headquarters in Switzerland, and a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Center for International Development. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.
Devashish Mitra is Professor of Economics and Cramer Professor of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He is Coeditor of Economics and Politics, and Associate Editor of European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Economics etc. His current research interests are at the interface of trade and labor. His work has been published in well-known journals like the American Economic Review, Review of Economics & Statistics, Economic Journal, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics etc. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University.