The labour market effects of applied service regimes and service sector reforms

This article offers novel insights into the modal and sectoral characteristics of trade in services that may exert an influence on the redistributive properties of liberalization in service trade and investment. It uses descriptive statistics, and econometric analysis to examine the labour market ef...

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Published in:International labour review 2019-03, Vol.158 (1), p.191-211
Main Authors: SHINGAL, Anirudh, SAUVÉ, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Econometrics
Free trade
International economic organizations
Investments
Labor market
labour market analysis
Liberalization
oecd
Property
Reforms
Service industries
service sector
Services
statistical method
Statistics
trade structure
trend
Unilateralism
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Summary:This article offers novel insights into the modal and sectoral characteristics of trade in services that may exert an influence on the redistributive properties of liberalization in service trade and investment. It uses descriptive statistics, and econometric analysis to examine the labour market effects of unilateral service regimes, drawing on data from the OECD's Services Trade Restrictiveness Index for a sample of 44 OECD and non‐OECD countries and 22 sectors over the period 2014–16. Whereas the findings suggest that the unilateral liberalization of services is not associated with net labour displacement effects, the authors call for empirical evidence, based on improved data sources, for a fuller understanding of this issue.
ISSN:0020-7780
1564-913X
DOI:10.1111/ilr.12134