International knowledge spillovers and wage inequality in developing countries

被引：21
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作者：
Wang, Ming-cheng [1 ]
Fang, Chen-ray [2 ]
Huang, Li-hsuan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Cent Univ, Dept Econ, Chungli 320, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taipei Univ, Dept Econ, Taipei 237, Taiwan
来源：
ECONOMIC MODELLING | 2009年 / 26卷 / 06期
关键词：
International knowledge spillovers; Wage inequality; Developing country; Endogenous growth model; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; GROWTH; SKILL; US;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econmod.2009.05.008
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
In this paper, international knowledge spillovers are incorporated in a horizontal innovation model, designed to explain the observed uncertain effects that openness of trade can have on wage inequality in small developing countries. Openness of trade can produce two different effects: an increase in the relative price of less-skilled labor-intensive products and a wider skill discrepancy due to knowledge spillovers from the more to less developed country. The former triggers a fall in the wage premium, while the latter widens the wage premium gap in a developing country. These two opposing forces explain the observed uncertain effects of openness to trade on wage inequality in developing countries. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：1208 / 1214
页数：7
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