Have falling tariffs raised wage inequality in South Africa?

This paper comments on a possible relationship between wage inequality and trade liberalisation in South Africa. Several unique contributions are made here: first, the above-mentioned relationship is tested using mandated-wage regressions that were based on the zero-profit condition; second, the impact of falling tariffs on factor returns is analysed directly; and third, the indirect impact of trade liberalisation on factor returns, through its effect on technology, is examined.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

School of Economics

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Pieterse, Duncan E

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Edwards, Lawrence

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5714

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5714