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Import competition and local labor markets: the case of Indonesia

Economic Journal of Emerging Markets

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Title Import competition and local labor markets: the case of Indonesia
 
Creator Agustina, Fina Sri
 
Subject Economics
import competition, local labor market, Indonesia
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Description This paper analyzes the effects of import competition on Indonesian local labor markets in term of manufacturing employment share, non-manufacturing employment share, unemployment rate, and wages. A rapid increase of globalization has caused many countries including Indonesia experienced a significant increase in imports, which lead to a tougher import competition. Using data of imports and 430 districts in Indonesia in the period of 2007-2013, we found that import competition has negatively affected manufacturing employment share, non-manufacturing employment share, and wages. It also increased unemployment. In addition, the highest impact was mainly driven by imports of consumption goods
 
Publisher Universitas Islam Indonesia
 
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Date 2018-07-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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quantitative approach
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/10243
10.20885/ejem.vol10.iss2.art6
 
Source Economic Journal of Emerging Markets; Volume 10 Issue 2, 2018; 177-186
2502-180X
2086-3128
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/10243/8627
https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/downloadSuppFile/10243/803
https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/downloadSuppFile/10243/805
 
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