Globalization, regional wage differentials and the Stolper-Samuelson theorem: Evidence from Mexico

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Chiquiar, Daniel
• 署名单位: Bank of Mexico
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.05.009
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 70-93
• 关键词: trade liberalization; Stolper-Samuelson theorem; wage differentials; NAFTA; Economic geography

摘要

In this paper, I study what factors determined the changes in Mexico's regional wage differentials during the nineties. I exploit the regional variation in exposure to international markets to identify the effects of NAFTA on wages and the skill premium. The results support the presence of Stolper-Samuelson type of responses during Mexico's trade liberalization: regions more exposed to globalization appear to have exhibited an increase in overall wage levels, but a decrease in the skill premium, relative to other regions of the country. The results suggest that trade liberalization has a spatial dimension that is usually neglected in traditional models. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.