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<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Employment</strong>: <strong>From</strong> <strong>Myths</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Facts</strong><br />

Figure 2.3.b: Long-run association between trade liberalization <strong>and</strong> employment,<br />

developing countries (excluding China)<br />

Long diff. level change in employment<br />

No. of workers (thous<strong>and</strong>s)<br />

–4000 –2000 0 2000 4000<br />

IND<br />

MYS<br />

BGD<br />

GTM<br />

BRA<br />

CRI<br />

IRN MDG<br />

MEX<br />

MAR<br />

SLV MUS ECU EGY HND<br />

COL HTI GHA ALB BOL NPL JAM<br />

CHL<br />

MWI JOR<br />

LSO LTU CAF CMR ETH FJI NIC LVA BWA KENCIV<br />

DZA<br />

NGA<br />

LKA<br />

PER<br />

TUR<br />

THA<br />

PAK<br />

PAN PHL<br />

TUN<br />

SEN UGA URY TZA PRY<br />

ZAF<br />

SYR VEN ZWE<br />

PNG<br />

BGR<br />

Fitted line<br />

IDN<br />

ARG<br />

UKR<br />

–60 –40 –20 0 20<br />

Long diff. level change in tariffs (Percentage points)<br />

Source: UNIDO INDSTAT2 (2009); Economic Freedom of the World (2009).<br />

Figure 2.4.a: Short-run association between trade liberalization <strong>and</strong> real wages,<br />

developing countries<br />

Five year level change in real wages<br />

(Constant 1984 U.S. dollars)<br />

–10000 –5000 0 5000 10000<br />

Fitted line<br />

CHL<br />

CRI<br />

POL<br />

VNM<br />

ROM<br />

RUS<br />

IRN<br />

ARG<br />

HTI CHL<br />

BRA<br />

ECU<br />

ARG<br />

CAF<br />

MEX<br />

PER<br />

COLMYS<br />

JAM PER<br />

MUS<br />

BGR CHL<br />

COL<br />

MYS PHL<br />

MAR<br />

MAR BWA<br />

BRA BGD IDN PHL BOLBOL CRI<br />

MYS MUS IDN<br />

IND IDN MEX MAR<br />

EGY ARG CRI IND<br />

IDN<br />

JAM<br />

PAK<br />

PAN<br />

JAM PHL MWI KEN ECU COL CHL IDN MWI MUS KEN<br />

ECU MYS<br />

MAR<br />

MEX<br />

COL IRN MYS<br />

IRN<br />

CAF<br />

CHL<br />

BGD IND<br />

IRN<br />

DZA<br />

BRA DZA<br />

POL<br />

SYR<br />

TUR<br />

URY<br />

ZAF ZAFURY<br />

SYR<br />

RUS<br />

ROM<br />

UKR<br />

TUR ZAF<br />

LKA TZA LKALKA ZWE SEN UGA UKR ROM RUS<br />

TUR VEN TUN ZWE<br />

SEN SYR ZAF<br />

URY<br />

SYR<br />

–60 –40 –20 0 20<br />

Five year lagged level change in tariffs (Percentage points)<br />

Source: UNIDO INDSTAT2 (2009); Economic Freedom of the World (2009).<br />

Note: Wages refers <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal annual compensation received by workers as defined by UNIDO’s INDSTAT2 database<br />

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