Skill distribution and comparative advantage: a comparison of China and India
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Keywords
China; India; Manufacturing industries; Manufactures; Labor productivity; Labor conditions; International competition; Exports; Comparative advantage; Production chains; Sequential production; Skill distribution;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
- F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2011-03-05 (Development)
- NEP-EFF-2011-03-05 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-INT-2011-03-05 (International Trade)
- NEP-LAB-2011-03-05 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-TRA-2011-03-05 (Transition Economics)
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