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SKILLBIASED IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2021(VI-II).17      10.31703/ger.2021(VI-II).17      Published : Jun 2021

Skill-biased Impact of Trade Liberalization on Employment in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan

Abstract

    This study explores the association between trade liberalization and skilled employment from 1990 to 2005. Our estimation approach analyzes how skilled employment is affected by the protection rate. Trade liberalization and skilled employment are associated.Liberalization has increased skilled employment in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan. The findings also indicated a significant link between skilled labor and lagged policy. The results are also robust after including the different trade-related variables. The policy insinuation is that the government should provide free education programs and technical packages in their economies to gain from the benefits of trade liberalization.

    Skilled Labor, Sectoral Study, Trade Liberalization, Pakistan

    (1) Jabbar Ul-Haq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sana Khanum
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Kashif Imran
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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