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    Trade, Technology and Wage Inequality in South Africa
    (2002-01) Abdi, Tahir; Edwards, Lawrence
    Significant declines in employment have coincided with trade liberalisation in South Africa stimulating many debates on possible causal relationships between the two. Existing research has, however, focussed on explaining employment trends rather than changes in the relative wage of less skilled to skilled labour. Further, the role of technology in influencing relative wages has been neglected.