Intra-national labor market adjustment in the candidate countries

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The evolution of regional unemployment rates, wages, participation rates, migration and employment in seven candidate countries for accession to European Union in the 1990s is analyzed. Comparison between these countries and the member countries has revealed persistent regional disparities in both regions and that countries adjust to regionally asymmetric shocks, mainly through higher regional wage flexibility, which in turn leads to lower persistent unemployment and participation in the EU.

Europe, European Union, Migrant labor, Migrant labour

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Labor market distortions and China's WTO accession package: an applied general equilibrium assessment

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Applied general equilibrium techniques are used to analyze the economic implications of China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO. The consequences of trade reform in the presence of labor market distortions are explored.

World Trade Organization, Equilibrium (Economics)

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Labor supply in urban China

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The gross wage effects of labor supply responses of urban Chinese workers indicate relatively low uncompensated labor supply elasticities. The labor supply responses depend on the responsibilities within the families.

Economic conditions

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