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Follow us Regional Labor Market Effects of Trade Policy: Evidence from Brazilian Liberalization
a PSC Small Grant Research Project
Investigator: Brian Kovak
This research quantifies the effects of trade liberalization on local labor market outcomes and workers’ migration patterns in the context of Brazil's 1987-1995 trade liberalization. Findings indicate that regions whose output faced a 10% larger liberalization-induced price decline experienced a 7% larger wage decline. In addition, liberalization resulted in a substantial shift in migration patterns. The most affected Brazilian states gained or lost approximately 2% of their populations as a result of liberalization-induced shifts in migration patterns. These results represent the first systematic evaluation of the effects of liberalization on internal migration.
| Funding: | Marshall Weinberg Research Fellowship |
Funding Period: 09/01/2008 to 12/31/2009
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Country of Focus: Brazil
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