Carrère, Céline; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Raess, Damian (August 2017). Labor Clauses in Trade Agreements: worker protection or protectionism? (Discussion paper series DP12251). London: Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Full text not available from this repository.We explore the impact on bilateral trade flows of the inclusion of a labor clause (LC) in Trade Agreements (TAs). Using a gravity type framework, we find that the introduction of LCs has on average no impact on bilateral trade flows. However, there is some interesting heterogeneity. Exports of low-income countries benefit from the introduction of LCs in North-South trade agreements. Interestingly, the impact is stronger when accompanied by deep cooperation. On the other hand, stronger enforcement mechanisms, at best, marginally reinforce the impact of LCs. The results are clearly inconsistent with the idea that LC are set for protectionist reasons, casting doubt on the reluctance by low-income countries to include labor clauses in their trade agreements.
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Working Paper |
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Division/Institute: |
02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute |
UniBE Contributor: |
Räss, Damian |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation |
Series: |
Discussion paper series |
Publisher: |
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pablo Rahul Das |
Date Deposited: |
02 Nov 2017 11:45 |
Last Modified: |
31 Oct 2023 08:29 |
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JEL Classification: |
F16 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/106432 |
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