
Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality : Evidence From India »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2005/20
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Prachi Mishra , and Utsav Kumar
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451860399.001
ISBN: 9781451860399
Keywords: wage premium, wage, unskilled workers, wage differentials, Trade and Labor Market Interactions,
We evaluate empirically the impact of the dramatic 1991 trade liberalization in India on the industry wage structure. The empirical strategy uses variation in industry wage premiums and trade policy across industri...