Trade and Jobs in Europe Much Ado About Nothing [Hardcover]

One of the major problems facing the European Union today is that of high unemployment, often seen as a result of the increasingly globalized world economy. This book provides the first comprehensive set of studies on the impact of trade with developing countries on the European labor market.

1. Introduction,M. Dewatripoint, A. Sapir, and K. Sekkat
2. How Much has LDC Trade Affected Western Job Markets,R. Freeman and A. Revenga
3. Relative Prices, Trade and Restructuring in the European Industry,D. Neven and C. Wyplosz
4. Labour Market Effects of Trade with LDCs in Europe,M. Dewatripoint, A. Sapir, and K. Sekkat
5. Growing World Trade: Causes and Consequences,P. Krugman
6. The Market Labour Effects of International Trade: A Computable General Equilibrium Model,A. Smith
7. Trade with Emerging Countries and the Labour Market: The French Case,O. Cortes, S. Jean, and J. Pisani-Ferry
8. Wage and Mobility Effects of Trade and Migration,J. Haisken-De New, and K. Zimmerman
9. A Brief History of the Social Clause in Trade Policy,P. Bairoch
10. The Impact of Globalization on Employment in Europe,A. Sapir