The Effect of Bilateral Labor Agreements on Trade

• 영문명: The Effect of Bilateral Labor Agreements on Trade
• 발행기관: 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
• 저자명: Anna Maximova Mihai Paraschiv
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Economic Integration』제37권 제4호, 649~704쪽, 전체 56쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.12.01

영문 초록

The period following the end of World War II is marked by increased international cooperation aimed, among other things, at promoting economic integration. As part of these efforts, national governments adopted policies to remove/reduce barriers to the exchange of goods and services as well as the movement of capital and labor. Although the impact of international trade and investment treaties on trade has been extensively documented, little to no attention has been paid to the potential impact of bilateral labor agreements (BLAs) on commerce flows. This study uses a novel dataset of BLAs within a gravity framework and finds that, over 5 years following signature, BLAs have a positive and significant effect on aggregate exports and exports of differentiated goods (i.e., chemicals and miscellaneous manufactured goods).

목차

I. Introduction

II. BLAs and Exports

III. BLAs and First-Differenced Gravity

IV. BLAs and Exports: A Closer Look

V. Conclusion

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

키워드

bilateral labor agreements gravity equation migration trade