Trade, Migration, and Inequality in a World without Factor Price Equalization

B-Tier
Journal: Review of International Economics
Year: 2010
Volume: 18
Issue: 4
Pages: 650-662

Authors (2)

Paul Oslington (Alphacrucis College) Isaac Towers (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The behavior of trading economies in the absence of factor price equalization is not well understood, although empirical evidence against factor price equalization is overwhelming. We map regions of diversification and specialization for competitive world economies with different factor endowment partitions. Goods and factor price responses as economies move within and across different regions of specialization are explored using a series of novel diagrams. The usefulness of endogenizing patterns of specialization is illustrated by considering the impact on inequality of migration flows (such as US–Mexico), the substitutability of trade and migration, and the impact of the entry of a large unskilled labor‐intensive economy (such as China) on factor prices and factor flows.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:reviec:v:18:y:2010:i:4:p:650-662
Journal Field
International
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26