Trade and wage inequality : the Hong Kong case
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Pacific Economic Review
Publication Date
6-1-2004
Volume
9
Issue
2
First Page
131
Last Page
142
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of Hong Kong-mainland China trade on the wage inequality in Hong Kong. Because of the large volume of trade and the large income disparity between these two regions, this empirical study provides a good test of the theories on North-South trade. The econometric analyses show that the relative wage between the skilled and unskilled workers in Hong Kong increased as the share of the volume of Hong Kong's trade with mainland China in Hong Kong's total trade volume rose.
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0106.2004.00217.x
Print ISSN
1361374X
E-ISSN
14680106
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Fan, C. S., & Cheung, K.-y. (2004). Trade and wage inequality: The Hong Kong case. Pacific Economic Review, 9(2), 131-142. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2004.00217.x