The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007

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dc.contributor.advisorEdwards, Lawrenceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJhaveri, Yaseen Nen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T13:51:07Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T13:51:07Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the impact of trade liberalization on wages in the manufacturing sector in South Africa between 2000 and 2007. The Stolper - Samuelson theorem predicts that trade liberalisation decreases the relative return of workers employed most intensively in the liberalising industries. We estimate the relationship between trade liberalisation and wages using expanded Mincerian wage regressions that contain measures of protection. In addition, we go beyond the Heckscher - Ohlin - Samuelson framework and investigate whether or not the impact of union bargaining power on wages in a given industry is conditional upon the level of protection. The analysis is conducted using LFS household survey data in combination with average industry tariffs and effective rates of protection. Our findings suggest that trade liberalisation has resulted in a decrease in wages. In addition, we find that the impact of trade liberalisation on wages is dependent on the level of education of a worker. Our findings suggest that relatively unskilled individuals have suffered more from trade liberalisation than those who are relatively skilled. Finally, we find that the impact of union bargaining power on wages in a given industry, is dependent upon the level of protection.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJhaveri, Y. N. (2009). <i>The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8964en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJhaveri, Yaseen N. <i>"The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8964en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJhaveri, Y. 2009. The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jhaveri, Yaseen N AB - This study investigates the impact of trade liberalization on wages in the manufacturing sector in South Africa between 2000 and 2007. The Stolper - Samuelson theorem predicts that trade liberalisation decreases the relative return of workers employed most intensively in the liberalising industries. We estimate the relationship between trade liberalisation and wages using expanded Mincerian wage regressions that contain measures of protection. In addition, we go beyond the Heckscher - Ohlin - Samuelson framework and investigate whether or not the impact of union bargaining power on wages in a given industry is conditional upon the level of protection. The analysis is conducted using LFS household survey data in combination with average industry tariffs and effective rates of protection. Our findings suggest that trade liberalisation has resulted in a decrease in wages. In addition, we find that the impact of trade liberalisation on wages is dependent on the level of education of a worker. Our findings suggest that relatively unskilled individuals have suffered more from trade liberalisation than those who are relatively skilled. Finally, we find that the impact of union bargaining power on wages in a given industry, is dependent upon the level of protection. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007 TI - The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8964 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJhaveri YN. The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8964en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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