This paper studies how a positive export shock -- the sharp increase in garment-sector exports that began at the end of the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) -- spread through Bangladesh's labor markets. Although the end of the MFA was arguably exogenous to Bangladesh, the authors instrument export demand with OECD imports to ensure identification. The paper compares estimates of the local labor market effects (wages and informality) and estimates from...
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2020/03/09
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政策研究报告
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WPS9176
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2020/03/09
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Disclosed
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Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports : Evidence from Bangladesh
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local labor market