This paper investigates the impact of the effective minimum wage, defined as the log difference between the minimum and the median wages, on wage inequalities in the OECD…
Asia and the Pacific
30 Sep 2020
Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a technology that integrates two economies by merging separate…
Asia and the Pacific
30 Sep 2020
This paper characterizes the optimal reciprocal trade policy in the environment of Melitz (2003) with firm productivity heterogeneity. In particular, without making…
Asia and the Pacific
30 Sep 2020
A small number of big firms are getting stronger and expanding their businesses a lot further in the time of COVID-19. The top ten firms' market value – including…
Asia and the Pacific
29 Sep 2020