Economic Integration across Latin America : Evidence from Labor Markets, 1990-2013

Lederman, Daniel ; Robertson, Raymond

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: regional integration;    labor market;    trade promotion;    economic growth;    labor mobility;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7847
RP-ID  :  WPS7847

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Combining macroeconomic andmicroeconomic data and three indicators of internationalmarket integration, this paper assesses the degree to whichLatin American labor markets are integrated. The resultssuggest that relative to East Asia, Latin American labormarkets are somewhat more integrated, but considerabledifferences across countries persist. In addition, theevidence indicates that the degree of labor marketintegration across Latin American borders is significantlyless than that of labor markets within Mexico and within theUnited States in two of the three indicators. Thesedifferences may suggest opportunities for efficiency gainsfrom further labor market integration.