Effects of skill biased technological change (SBTC) and trade on the relative demand for labour : a case study in Malaysia during 1983-1999

This thesis is concerned with the two main causes of wage inequality in the Malaysian labour market during the period 1983--1999. These are the impact of changes in trade patterns and technological change. These two hypotheses have been well tested using the Heckscher-Ohlin and Samuelson (HOS) model...

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Main Author: Said, Rusmawati
Published: Cardiff University 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584435