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Labor Papers

Abrego, Lisandro and Whalley, John. "Demand Side Considerations and the Trade and Wages Debate." National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2000.

Aloi, M. and T. Lloyd-Braga. Unions, International Factor Mobility, and Indeterminacy. Leverhulme Center for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, October 2001.

Brown, Drusilla K. "The Determinants of Child Labor: Theory and Evidence." The Research Seminar In International Economics, September 2002.

Brown, Drusilla K., Alan V. Deardorff, and Robert M. Stern.  The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries. August 2002.

Brown, Drusilla K. "Pros and Cons of Linking Trade and Labor Standards." The Research Seminar In International Economics, May 2002.

Brown, Drusilla. "Can Consumer Product Labels Deter Foreign Child Labor Exploitation?" Tufts University, July 1999.

Brown, Drusilla. "International Labor Standards in the World Trade Organization and International Labor Organization." Tufts University, December 1999.

Brown, Drusilla. "International Trade and Core Labor Standards: A Survey of the Recent Literature." Tufts University, January 2000.

Brown, Drusilla K. "Investment Policies and Telecommunications Regimes." World Trade Organization, August 2001.

Brown, Drusilla K. "The Determinants of Child Labor: Theory and Evidence." The Research Seminar In International Economics, September 2002.

Brown, Drusilla K. "Pros and Cons of Linking Trade and Labor Standards." The Research Seminar In International Economics, May 2002.

Busse, Mathias. Do Labour Standards Affect Comparative Advantage? Evidence for Labour-Intensive Goods. Center for International Economic Studies, November 2001.

Deardorff, Alan V.  What Might Globalization's Critics Believe? December 19, 2002.

Dessing, Maryke. " The Social Clause And Sustainable Development ." ICTSD Series: Sustainable Development and Trade Issues, ICTSD Resource Paper No:1, 2001.

Edmonds, Eric and Nina Pavcnik. Does Globalization Increase Child Labor? Evidence from Vietnam. NBER, February 2002.

Elliott, Kimberly Ann. "Labor Standards, Development and CAFTA" International Institute for Economics, March 2004.

Epifani, Paolo and Gino A. Gancia. The Skill Bias of World Trade. Institute for International Economic Studies, March 2002.

Faini, Riccardo. "Development, Trade, and Migration." World Bank, June 2001.

Fajnzylber, Pablo and Maloney, William. "Labor Demand and Trade Reform in Latin America." World Bank, November 2000.

Ferriol, Angela. "External Opening, Labor Market and Inequality of Labor Incomes." Center for Economic Policy Analysis, February 2000

Gahan, Peter and Timothy Harcourt. Australian Labour Market Institutions, 'Deregulation', and the Open Economy. Australian Trade Commission, 2002.

Girma, Sourafel and Yu, Zhihao. "The Link Between Immigration and Trade: Evidence from the UK." University of Nottingham, December 2000.

Goldberg, Pinelopi K.; Pavcnik, Nina. The Response of the Informal Sector to Trade Liberalization. January 2003.

Goldberg, Pinelopi and Nina Pavcnik. Trade Protection and Wages: Evidence from the Colombian Trade Reforms. National Bureau of Economic Research, November 2001.

Guifang, Yang. Intellectual Property Rights, Licensing, and Innovation. World Bank Working Paper. February 2003.

Harcourt, Timothy. Last Line of Resistance or a Golden Opportunity: Australian Trade Union Responses to Globalization. Australian Trade Commission, February 1999.

Harcourt, Timothy. What About the Workers? Globalisation and Labour Markets. Australian Trade Commission, 2002.

Harcourt, Timothy. Trade and Decent Work in an Era of Globalisation: The Case of the Australian Export Sector. Australian Trade Commission, 2002.

Haskel, Jonathan and Slaughter, Matthew. "Have Falling Tariffs and Transportation Costs Raised U.S. Wage Inequality?" National Bureau of Economic Research, February 2000.

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. What Fundamentals Drive World Migration? March 2003.

Hazarika, Gautam; Otero, Rafael. Foreign Trade and the Gender Earnings Differential in Urban Mexico. December 2002.

Iregui, Anna Maria. Efficiency Gains from the Elimination of Restrictions on Global Labour Mobility: An Analysis Using a Multiregional CGE Model. March 2003.

Jean, Sebastien. "The Effect of International Trade on Labour-Demand Elasticities: Intersectoral Matters." Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales, May 2000.

Krishna, K., and Yavas, C. When does trade hurt? Market, Transition and Developing Economies. June 2002.

Levinson, Jerome. "Certifying International Worker Rights: A Practical Alternative." Economic Policy Institute, June 1999.

Martin, Will and Maskus, Keith. "Core Labor Standards and Competitiveness: Implications for Global Trade Policy." World Bank, October 1999.

Maskus, K.E. "Should Core Labor Standards Be Imposed Through International Trade Policy?" World Bank, August 1997.

Mathur, Somesh K.  "Child Labour: Some Issues, Correlates and Cures." Short commentary.

Panagariya, Arvind. "Trade-Labor Link: A Post-Seattle Analysis." University of Maryland-College Park, June 2000.

Pizzatti, Lodovico.  Labor Market Implications of Switching the Currency Peg in a General Equilibrium Model for Lithuania. World Bank, April 2002.

Sabel, Charles; O'Rourke, Dara and Fung, Archon. " Ratcheting Labor Standards: Regulation for Continuous Improvement in the Global Workplace." Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2000.

Schiff, Maurice. Trade Policy and Labor Services: Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza.  World Bank, April 2002.

Senser, Robert. "Globalization and the WTO: What's at Stake for Canada, and What We Can Do About It." CAW/Quebec Council, December 2000.

Singh, Ajit and Zammit, Ann. "The Global Labor Standards Controversy: Critical Issues for Developing Countries." South Centre, October 2000. Annex. HTML format

Stern, Robert and Katherine Terrell. "Labor Standards and the World Trade organization" Research Seminar in International Economics, August 2003.

Tay, Simon. "Trade, the Environment, and Labor: Texts, Concepts, and Institutions." World Bank, December 1999.

US GAO. "North American Free Trade Agreement: US Experience with Environment, Labor, and Investment Dispute Settlement Cases." The United States General Accounting Office, July 2001.

Other Resources

Human Rights for Workers: Information on the Need for Global Rules

Scott, Robert E. Fast Track to Lost Jobs: Trade Deficits and Manufacturing Decline are the Legacies of NAFTA and the WTO. Economic Policy Institute, November 2001.

Senser, Robert. "Workers of the World, Globalize!" Human Rights for Workers, 1999.