Are the labor market conditions causing the terms of trade to deteriorate? : A statistical evaluation of the Prebisch- Singer hypothesis.

The study examines to what extent weak labor unions and an abundance of labor have a negative effect on less developed countries terms of trade, as hypothesized by Hans Singer (1950) and Rául Prebisch (1950). Using a sample from panel data for 74 less developed countries during the period 1980 – 20...

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Main Author: Cederlöf, Jonas
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-88437