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劳动力流动与工资水平

劳动力流动与工资水平

劳动力流动与工资水平随着全球经济的不断发展和国际交流的加强,劳动力流动已经成为一个全球性的现象。

劳动力流动涉及到人们在不同地区之间的移动,并且对工资水平也有着一定的影响。

本文将探讨劳动力流动与工资水平之间的关系,并从经济学角度进行分析。

首先,劳动力流动可以促使工资水平的提高。

当某个地区劳动力供应相对较少时,劳动力流动可以填补这一缺口。

例如,一些发达国家的劳动力市场面临着人口老龄化和劳动力短缺的问题,这时候引进外来劳动力就成为了必然的选择。

这些外来劳动力的投入使得劳动力市场供需关系发生变化,从而使得工资水平得到提高。

其次,劳动力流动也可以对工资水平产生一定的压力。

当大量的劳动力涌入一个地区时,劳动力供应相对过剩,这将导致劳动力市场竞争的加剧。

在市场竞争的推动下,劳动力价格可能会下降,进而影响到整体工资水平的稳定。

这在一些发展中国家常常发生,由于人口规模庞大,工资压力使得一部分劳动力选择外出寻找更高的工资水平,在一定程度上也促进了流动。

此外,劳动力流动还可以对工资水平带来一定的地域差异。

由于地区之间经济发展水平的不均衡,人们更倾向于流向经济相对发达的地区。

这就意味着在较发达地区的工资水平往往更高,而在相对欠发达地区则相对较低。

这种地域差异也反映了劳动力流动所带来的一定的工资变化。

然而,劳动力流动对工资水平的影响也要考虑到一些其他因素的作用。

首先,劳动力的技能水平和工作经验也会对工资水平产生影响。

技能水平较高的劳动力相对稀缺,所以他们通常能够获得更高的工资。

其次,劳动力市场的组织与规模也会影响工资水平的形成。

在规模较大、劳动力市场较为集中的地区,工资协商的能力更强,劳动力能够通过集体行动争取到更好的待遇。

未加组织的劳动力更容易受到市场力量的束缚,从而影响到工资水平。

综上所述,劳动力流动与工资水平之间存在着一定的复杂关系。

劳动力流动既能够促使工资水平的提高,也可能对工资水平带来压力。

此外,地域差异、技能水平和劳动力市场的规模等因素也会对工资水平产生影响。

劳动力市场的薪酬差异分析

劳动力市场的薪酬差异分析

劳动力市场的薪酬差异分析一、引言劳动力市场的薪酬差异一直是经济学和社会学领域的研究热点之一。

薪酬差异的存在不仅涉及到个人收入分配的公平性,也与经济发展和社会稳定密切相关。

本文旨在对劳动力市场的薪酬差异进行分析,探讨其形成原因和影响因素,为相关政策制定提供参考。

二、薪酬差异的定义与测度方法薪酬差异是指同一劳动力市场中不同个体的工资水平存在差异。

测度薪酬差异主要有两种方法:一是比较不同群体之间的平均工资水平,如男女工资差距、城乡工资差距等;二是分析同一群体内部工资的分布情况,如工资的中位数、四分位数等。

三、薪酬差异的形成原因1. 教育和技能水平教育和技能水平是影响薪酬差异的重要因素。

一般来说,受过高等教育和具备专业技能的人更容易获得高薪工作。

因此,教育和技能水平的差异会导致薪酬差异的存在。

2. 职业选择和行业结构不同职业和行业的薪酬水平存在差异,这与劳动力市场供需关系、行业竞争程度等因素密切相关。

一些高薪职业如医生、律师等对专业知识和技能要求较高,而一些低薪职业如服务业、农业劳动等对技能要求相对较低。

3. 性别和种族差异性别和种族差异也是导致薪酬差异的重要原因之一。

在许多国家和地区,女性的平均工资往往低于男性,种族歧视也会导致少数族裔的薪酬水平较低。

4. 劳动力市场的竞争程度劳动力市场的竞争程度也会对薪酬差异产生影响。

当市场供给劳动力过剩时,劳动者的议价能力较弱,薪酬水平可能较低;而当市场需求劳动力较大时,劳动者的议价能力较强,薪酬水平可能较高。

四、薪酬差异的影响1. 社会不平等薪酬差异的存在会导致社会不平等加剧,贫富差距扩大。

高薪人群的收入增加可能会导致社会资源的不均衡分配,进而影响社会的稳定和和谐。

2. 人力资源配置不合理薪酬差异过大可能会导致人力资源配置不合理。

一些高薪职业的吸引力增加,可能会导致其他行业的人才流失,进而影响经济的发展和结构调整。

3. 劳动动力的积极性和创造力薪酬差异对劳动力的积极性和创造力也有一定的影响。

国际劳动力流动模型

国际劳动力流动模型

国际劳动力流动模型一、概述国际劳动力流动是指人们在不同国家之间进行工作和定居的过程。

随着全球化进程的加速和国际间经济联系的日益紧密,国际劳动力流动已经成为一个备受关注的话题。

国际劳动力流动模型是研究不同国家间劳动者流动的规律和影响因素的理论框架,它对于理解国际劳动力市场的运行机制以及制定相关政策具有重要意义。

二、经典国际劳动力流动模型1. Heckscher-Ohlin模型Heckscher-Ohlin模型是国际贸易理论中的一个经典模型,它也可以用来解释国际劳动力流动。

该模型基于两个国家、两种产品、两种生产要素(劳动力和资本),假设两国之间的生产要素差异是导致国际贸易和劳动力流动的根本原因。

在此模型中,如果两国劳动力的供给情况存在差异,将会导致劳动力的跨国流动。

2. 新经济地理模型新经济地理模型关注的是劳动力在不同地区之间的流动。

这些模型认为,经济发展和城市化是劳动力流动的重要动力。

劳动力会向经济活动和就业机会更多的地区集中,从而形成城市化和区域发展。

这些模型更加注重地区之间的空间联系和差异对劳动力流动的影响。

三、影响国际劳动力流动的因素1. 经济因素经济发展水平、工资差距、就业机会等因素是影响国际劳动力流动的重要因素。

劳动力倾向于向收入较高、就业机会更多的国家流动。

2. 政策因素不同国家的移民政策、劳动力市场政策、社会福利政策等都会直接影响国际劳动力的流动。

政策的开放程度和灵活性对劳动力流动起着至关重要的作用。

3. 文化因素文化和语言的差异也会影响国际劳动力流动。

移民者更倾向于选择与自己文化相似、语言相通的国家。

四、国际劳动力流动的影响1. 对源国的影响国际劳动力流动会造成源国劳动力资源的流失,导致劳动力供给减少,可能引起劳动力市场紧张和工资上涨。

移民者的离开也会减少源国的人口压力、增加外汇收入等。

2. 对目的国的影响国际劳动力流动会对目的国的经济结构、劳动力市场、文化和社会带来影响。

合理的国际劳动力流动能够弥补目的国劳动力短缺、促进技术和文化的交流,推动经济的发展。

全球化与工资差距的扩大

全球化与工资差距的扩大

全球化与工资差距的扩大随着全球化进程的加速,世界范围内的经济联系日益紧密。

贸易、投资和移民的便利化带来了繁荣和发展,但与此同时也带来了一个严重的问题:工资差距的扩大。

本文将探讨全球化与工资差距之间的关系,并分析背后的原因。

全球化给发展中国家带来了机遇,但也加剧了工资差距。

大规模的国际贸易和外国直接投资为一部分发展中国家提供了增长动力,进而创造了就业机会。

然而,这些机会往往只能提供底层劳动力工作,工资较低,待遇较差。

相比之下,发达国家的高技能工人和管理人员在全球竞争中能够获取更高的报酬。

全球化使得生产线国际化,引发供应链调整,劳动力市场在全球范围内竞争。

发展中国家通常拥有相对廉价的劳动力和低成本的生产环境,吸引了大量生产项目。

对于那些以制造业为主的国家来说,这是一种机会,它推动了经济的增长。

然而,由于供需关系和全球竞争的作用,劳动力市场压力也随之增加。

大量廉价劳动力导致工资水平长期停滞,劳动力市场长期不稳定。

同时,全球化还为跨国公司提供了更多的选择,他们能够找到更低成本、更高效率的生产方式。

这种选择权使得跨国公司可以选择在工资相对较低的国家设立生产基地,以降低成本。

这继而导致了一些国家之间的分工,低技能产业被迁移到发展中国家,而高技能产业则集中在发达国家。

这种产业结构调整不仅导致了工资差距的扩大,还加剧了全球贫富分化。

此外,技术进步和信息社会的崛起也对工资差距产生了影响。

全球化加速了技术创新和传播的速度,一些新技术和行业迅速崛起,为高技能工人提供了更多机会。

然而,这些新兴行业往往需要高度技术和专业知识,对劳动者素质要求较高。

由于技能和知识的不均衡分配,只有少数人能够从中受益,而大多数劳动者则陷入了技能泡沫和工资停滞的困境。

要解决全球化与工资差距的问题,需要采取综合性的政策措施。

首先,需加强国际劳工组织和跨国公司之间的合作,确保劳工的权益得到保护。

其次,政府需要采取积极的工资政策,提高底层劳动力的收入水平,并加大对教育和技能培训的投入。

劳动力市场流动

劳动力市场流动

劳动力市场流动劳动力市场是指劳动者和用人单位之间的供需关系。

劳动力市场流动是指劳动者在不同的用人单位之间变动就业的行为和过程。

劳动力市场流动对于经济发展和社会进步具有重要意义。

本文将分析劳动力市场流动的原因、影响因素以及带来的利益和挑战。

一、劳动力市场流动的原因1. 薪酬差异:不同地区、不同行业和不同职位的薪资待遇存在差异,劳动者为了追求更高的收入可能选择流动就业。

2. 职业发展机会:某些行业或企业提供更多的职业发展机会和晋升空间,劳动者希望通过流动就业来获得更好的职业发展。

3. 地理因素:一些劳动者可能因为迁居或家庭原因需要在不同地区之间流动就业。

4. 行业供需:随着经济结构的变化,某些行业的需求减少而其他行业的需求增加,劳动者为了适应市场需求可能会选择流动就业。

二、劳动力市场流动的影响因素1. 职业技能和教育水平:职业技能和教育水平是影响劳动力市场流动的重要因素。

具备高技能和高教育水平的劳动者更容易在不同行业和地区之间流动就业。

2. 社会保障和福利制度:社会保障和福利制度是影响劳动力市场流动的重要因素。

完善的社会保障和福利制度可以提高劳动者的流动性和就业选择。

3. 就业机会和市场需求:就业机会和市场需求是决定劳动力市场流动性的关键因素。

就业机会多、市场需求旺盛的地区和行业吸引了更多的劳动者流动就业。

4. 人口流动性:人口流动性是影响劳动力市场流动的重要因素之一。

人口流动性高的地区和城市更容易吸引外来劳动力流动就业。

三、劳动力市场流动带来的利益1. 优化资源配置:劳动力市场流动可以使劳动者流向生产力更高的领域和企业,从而促进各个行业的资源优化配置。

2. 促进经济发展:劳动力市场流动可以提高劳动力的适配度和效率,从而促进经济的快速发展。

3. 促进技术进步:劳动力市场流动可以促进技术和知识的传播和交流,推动技术进步和创新。

4. 加强人才引进:劳动力市场流动可以增加各地区和企业的人才引进,促进优秀人才的流动和集聚。

劳动力流动的现状与对策研究

劳动力流动的现状与对策研究

劳动力流动的现状与对策研究随着经济全球化和信息技术的发展,劳动力流动已经成为一个国家和地区之间的重要现象。

这种现象对经济、社会和文化方面带来了不可忽略的影响。

本文将首先探讨劳动力流动的现状,然后探讨劳动力流动的影响和挑战,接着提出应对劳动力流动的策略和对策。

劳动力流动的现状全球经济的发展使得劳动力流动越来越普遍。

人口增长、经济发展不平衡以及劳动力需求和供给差异是劳动力流动的主要原因。

根据联合国统计,截至2019年,全球移民总数高达2.7亿,占全球总人口的3.5%。

而中国是世界上最大的移民来源国之一,中国移民数量高达1,106.3万人。

在中国,劳动力流动已成为一个普遍现象,并在一定程度上达到了历史最高水平。

截至2021年,中国的外来人口总数高达2821万,其中60%是从事务性和劳动密集型工作的外来务工人员,他们主要从内陆走向东部和南部经济发达地区。

这种流动现象也带来了新的挑战和机遇。

下面让我们看看影响和挑战。

劳动力流动的影响和挑战劳动力流动使得各地区之间的劳动力资源得以配置。

它还可以促进经济增长,特别是对于经济欠发达地区和需要劳动力的行业来说。

但是,劳动力流动在带来好处的同时,也带来了一些挑战:一,劳动力流动加剧了贫富差距。

尽管流动劳动力的工资比较高,但是他们通常处于低收入、不稳定和危险的工作环境中。

二,劳动力流动增加了社会矛盾。

外来人口与当地居民在文化、经济等方面存在差异,容易引起民族、地区、就业、住房、社会保障等方面的矛盾。

三,劳动力流动增加了城市环境压力。

外来人口通常容易集中居住在城市郊区和贫困地区,造成了城市基础设施、环境、治安等方面的压力。

这些挑战要求我们采取适当的策略和对策来应对劳动力流动。

应对劳动力流动的策略与对策应对劳动力流动需要采取多种策略和对策。

下面列举一些应对劳动力流动的策略和对策:一,完善城市化建设。

城市化是国家战略,但需要考虑到外来人口的特殊需求和城市设施建设。

二,加强社会保障制度建设。

劳动力市场的劳动力供给与收入不平等

劳动力市场的劳动力供给与收入不平等

劳动力市场的劳动力供给与收入不平等在现代社会中,劳动力市场是一个充满竞争和不平等的地方。

劳动力供给与收入分配之间的不平等现象已成为社会关注的焦点之一。

本文将探讨劳动力市场中的劳动力供给和收入不平等问题,并分析其原因和影响。

一、劳动力供给的不平等现象劳动力供给是指劳动者在市场上提供自己劳动能力的数量和质量。

然而,在现实生活中,我们可以观察到劳动力供给的不平等现象。

首先,教育水平对劳动力供给的影响不同。

高等教育往往能够提高个体的技能和知识水平,使其在劳动力市场中具备更高的竞争力。

然而,由于教育机会的不公平分配,一些人无法获得高等教育的机会,导致他们在劳动力市场上处于劣势地位。

其次,性别和种族也对劳动力供给产生影响。

在一些社会中,女性和某些少数族群的劳动力供给受到限制或歧视,导致他们往往只能从事相对低收入的工作,从而导致性别和种族的收入不平等现象。

另外,地区差异也导致劳动力供给的不平等。

一些发达地区拥有更好的经济条件和机会,吸引了大量劳动力前往,而一些欠发达地区则劳动力供给不足。

这种劳动力的流动差异导致了劳动力供给的不平等现象。

二、收入不平等与劳动力市场劳动力市场的收入不平等问题与劳动力供给密切相关。

收入不平等是指在劳动力市场中,劳动者获得的报酬存在差异。

许多因素导致了收入不平等的存在。

首先,技能和教育水平是收入差距的主要原因之一。

拥有高技能和高教育水平的劳动者往往能够获得更高的工资和福利待遇,而技能和教育水平低的劳动者则只能从事低收入的工作。

这种差距使得收入不平等更为显著。

其次,劳动力市场的结构也影响收入分配。

一些行业和职业拥有更高的工资水平,而其他行业和职业则只能提供较低的收入水平。

例如,金融和科技行业通常提供高薪职位,而服务业和农业等行业则收入相对较低。

另外,劳动力市场的竞争程度也影响收入不平等。

在竞争激烈的劳动力市场中,企业更倾向于提供较低的工资水平,从而降低成本并提高利润。

这使得低收入工作更为普遍,进一步加剧了收入不平等现象。

国际劳动力流动现状及发展趋势

国际劳动力流动现状及发展趋势

国际劳动力流动现状及发展趋势首先,国际劳动力流动的规模已经不断增加。

根据国际劳工组织(ILO)的统计数据,自1990年以来,国际劳动力流动的规模已经翻了一番。

目前,全球约有2亿移民劳工,占全球劳动力的3.4%。

这些移民劳工主要来自亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲,他们在北美、欧洲和中东等地工作。

由于全球经济发展不平衡和不同国家间的福利差异,国际劳动力流动趋势将会继续增加。

其次,国际劳动力流动的方向已经发生了变化。

过去,国际劳动力流动主要是从发展中国家流向发达国家,如非洲和南亚地区的劳工主要去往欧洲和北美。

但是,随着新兴市场经济的崛起和全球经济结构的变化,现在越来越多的移民劳工来自新兴市场国家,如巴西、印度和菲律宾,他们前往阿联酋、新加坡等地寻找工作机会。

这一趋势反映了全球劳动力市场的变化,也代表了全球劳动力流动的多样化发展。

第三,国际劳动力流动的影响也在不断扩大。

国际劳动力流动不仅提供了劳动力资源,也有助于促进不同国家间的技术和文化交流。

移民劳工为目的国的经济增长和劳动力市场的灵活性做出了贡献,同时也促进了家乡的经济发展和社会稳定。

然而,国际劳动力流动也带来了一些挑战,如社会融合、劳工权益和国际关系等问题。

因此,如何更好地管理和引导国际劳动力流动,是全球社会需要共同面对的问题。

最后,国际劳动力流动的未来发展趋势仍不确定。

一方面,随着全球经济一体化的深入发展,国际劳动力流动将会进一步加强,尤其是在信息技术和通讯技术的支持下,移民劳工将更容易寻找到跨国界工作机会。

另一方面,由于全球人口老龄化和劳动力市场结构的变化,一些目的国可能会加强移民政策,限制移民劳工的进入。

因此,国际劳动力流动的未来发展趋势将取决于全球经济和政治格局的变化,以及各国政府的移民政策。

综上所述,国际劳动力流动是一个全球性的议题,它涉及到全球经济的发展、不同国家间的合作与竞争,以及全球劳工的权益和社会稳定。

我们需要更加关注国际劳动力流动的现状和发展趋势,积极寻求合作与解决方案,以促进国际劳动力流动的良性发展,实现全球化的共赢。

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International migration of labour and skilled –unskilledwage inequality in a developing economyShigemi Yabuuchi a ,Sarbajit Chaudhuri b,⁎a Department of Economics,Nagoya City University,Yamanohata,Mizuho,Nagoya 467-8501,Japanb Department of Economics,University of Calcutta,56A,B.T.Road,Kolkata 700050,IndiaAccepted 7June 2006AbstractThe paper develops a three sector general equilibrium structure with diverse trade pattern and imperfection in the unskilled labour market to analyze the consequences of international mobility of skilled and unskilled labour on the skilled –unskilled wage inequality in the developing economies.It shows that the effects of international migration of labour on the wage inequity crucially depend on both the relative capital intensities between the low-skill and high-skill sectors and the institutional nature of the markets for unskilled labour.The analysis finds that an emigration (immigration)of either type of labour is likely to produce a favourable (an unfavourable)effect on the wage inequality.In particular,the result of emigration (immigration)of skilled labour on the relative wage inequality is counterintuitive.These results have important policy implications for an overpopulated developing country like India.©2006Elsevier B.V .All rights reserved.JEL classification:F13;J31Keywords:Skilled labour;Unskilled labour;Wage inequality;Emigration (immigration)of labour;Labour market imperfection;Diverse trade pattern1.IntroductionThe last two decades have witnessed a rapid growth of the global economy,reflected in reduced trade barriers,increased international trade,highly mobile capital and labour andthe Economic Modelling 24(2007)128–137⁎Corresponding author.23Dr.P.N.Guha Road,Belgharia,Kolkata 700083,India.Tel.:+91335410455,+91335575082;fax:+913328441490.E-mail addresses:yabuuchi@econ.nagoya-cu.ac.jp (S.Yabuuchi),sarbajitch@ ,sceco@caluniv.ac.in (S.Chaudhuri).0264-9993/$-see front matter ©2006Elsevier B.V .All rights reserved.doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2006.06.006rapid transmission of technology across national borders.Globalization perpetuates emigration from developing countries in the following way.It stimulates consumerism and consumption and raises expectations regarding the standard of living.The widening gap between consumption expectations and the available standard of living within structural constraints of the developing countries,combined with easy access to information and migration networks,in turn create tremendous pressure for emigration.Trade liberalization in the less developed countries,according to the conventional wisdom,was expected to lower the skilled –unskilled wage inequality following increases in the prices of the export commodities as these are generally exporters of commodities that are intensive in the use of unskilled labour.But empirical studies 1strongly suggest that the wage inequality has increased in many Latin American and South Asian countries including India.The scanty theoretical literature explaining the deteriorating wage inequality in the Southern countries includes works of Feenstra and Hanson (1996),Marjit,Broll and Sengupta (2000),Marjit,Beladi and Chakrabarti (2004)and Chaudhuri and Yabuuchi (in press).They have shown how trade liberalization and inflows of foreign capital might produce unfavourable effects on the wage inequality in the South given the specific structural characteristics of the less developed countries,such as features of labour markets,structures of production,nature of capital mobility etc.Unfortunately,economists have so far paid very little attention in analyzing the consequences of emigration of workers from developing economies on the skilled –unskilled wage rge-scale international migration of workers from a developing country,irrespective of whether skilled or unskilled,is expected to produce significant effects on the wage inequality.An exception 2in this regard is the paper of Marjit and Kar (2005)which has examined the consequence of emigration of skilled and unskilled labour on the wage inequality in an otherwise 2×3specific factor model of Jones (1971).They have shown that unskilled (skilled)emigration worsens (improves)the wage inequality under the necessary and sufficient condition that the distributive share of the intersectorally mobile factor (i.e.capital)of the skilled sector is greater (lower)than that of the unskilled sector.Their results point out an important implication between emigration and the wage inequality.However,these results are completely reversed if the relative distributive shares of capital are opposite.Besides,the assumption that both the sectors use the same type of capital may not be quite realistic in the context of a developing economy.3Moreover,labour market imperfection,especially that of unskilled labour and diverse trade pattern,which are the two salient features of the developing economies have not been taken care of in their model.One of the prominent features of the developing economies is the existence of imperfection in the unskilled labour market.Unskilled workers are employed in different sectors of a developing economy.Workers employed in the organized (formal)sectors receive relatively high contractual 1See Robbins (1995,1996a,b),Wood (1997),Khan (1998)and Tendulkar et al.(1996)in this context.2However,mention should be made of another paper by Kar and Beladi (2004)who in terms of a Heckscher –Ohlin –Samuelson-specific factor model have shown that both skilled and unskilled emigration from low-income countries,as an outcome of trade liberalization or stronger wage bargaining by ‘skilled ’labour unions,lower the wage inequality unambiguously and independently of factor intensity assumptions.However,the focus of the paper is not exclusively on the consequence of international migration of skilled/unskilled labour on wage inequality but to analyze the consequences of skill formation and migration of skilled labour on economic welfare.3In the literature on trade and development,a developing economy is typically depicted as an exporter of primary agricultural commodities and an importer of manufacturing goods.The production activities of these two types of commodities are entirely different and require two different types of capital.Hence,in a two-sector small open economy setting the assumption of homogeneous capital may be a limitation.However,in a higher dimensional setup with diverse trade pattern like the present one the use of homogeneous capital in the two non-agricultural sectors may be justified.129S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri /Economic Modelling 24(2007)128–137130S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri/Economic Modelling24(2007)128–137(unionized)wage while their counterparts engaged in the informal sector earn a lower competitive wage.The unionized wage is positively related to the competitive informal wage.As unskilled workers earn two different wages in the two different segments of the labour market,the average unskilled wage should be a weighted average of the two wages with weights being the proportions of unskilled labour employed in the two segments of the unskilled labour market.There are theoretical papers e.g.Carruth and Oswald(1981),Agenor and Montiel(1995),Marjit and Beladi (2002)and Marjit(2003)which have dealt with labour market distortion in the developing countries for different purposes.The purposes of the present paper are to construct a three sector general equilibrium structure which incorporates the diverse trade pattern and the imperfection that exists in the unskilled labour market of the developing countries and provide a sound theoretical foundation that can be used to analyze the consequences of rapidly increasing international mobility of different factors of production,trade related policies and also policies like labour market reform on the skilled–unskilled wage inequality in the liberalized regime.The analysis finds that an emigration (immigration)of either type of labour is likely to produce a favourable(an unfavourable)effect on the wage inequality.In particular,the result of emigration(immigration)of skilled labour on the relative wage inequality is counterintuitive.It also shows that that the effects of international migration of labour on the wage inequity depend not only on the relative capital intensities between the low-skill and high-skill sectors but also on the institutional nature of the markets for unskilled labour.Therefore,unlike Marjit and Kar(2005),the results of the present paper may not change completely with the relative capital intensity conditions.The results have important policy implications for an overpopulated developing country like India.2.The model and resultsWe consider a small open developing economy with three sectors.Sector1produces a primary agricultural commodity,X1using unskilled labour,L,and land,N.Sector2produces a high-skill manufacturing commodity,X2,with the help of skilled labour,S,and capital,K.Sector3uses unskilled labour and capital to produce a low-skill manufacturing product,X3.So land and skilled labour are specific factors in sectors1and2,respectively.Capital is mobile between sectors2and 3.Unskilled workers employed in Sector3earn a unionized wage,W*,while their counterparts in the agricultural sector earn a competitive wage,W,with W*>W.All other markets are perfectly competitive.The diverse trade pattern of the economy is reflected in the fact that it exports the primary agricultural and the high-skill manufacturing commodities while it is a net importer of the low-skill manufacturing commodity.Product prices,P i;(i=2,3),are given internationally. Commodity1is chosen as the numeraire.A general equilibrium of the system is represented by the following set of equations:Wa L1þRa N1¼1ð1ÞW S a S2þra K2¼P2ð2ÞW*a L3þra K3¼P3ð3Þa N1X1¼Nð4Þa S 2X 2¼Sð5Þa L 1X 1þa L 3X 3¼Lð6Þa K 2X 2þa K 3X 3¼K ð7Þwhere a ji is the factor coefficient of factor j in sector i ,W S is the wage rate of skilled labour,R is rental to land,r is rental to capital.Eqs.(1),(2)and (3)are the three competitive industry equilibrium conditions in the three sectors.On the other hand,Eqs.(4)–(7)are the full-employment conditions of the four factors of production.The formal sector faces a unionized labour market.The relationship for the unionized wage rate is specified as 4:W *¼W *ðW ;U ÞðþÞðþÞð8Þwhere U is a parameter denoting the extent of bargaining power of the trade union.W *(.)satisfies the following properties:W *=W for U =0,W *>W for U >0;and,E W =((∂W */∂W )/(W /W *))≤1.Eq.(8)states that in the absence of any bargaining power of the trade unions 5,the unskilled wage rates are equal in sectors 1and 3.However,the unionized unskilled wage rate in sector 3,W *,exceeds the competitive unskilled wage rate,W ,when there is at least some power to the trade unions.The unionized wage is scaled upward as the competitive wage rate rises.Also with an increase in the bargaining power,the unions bargain for a higher wage.6There are eight endogenous variables in the system:W ,W *,W S ,R ,r ,X 1,X 2and X 3.The parameters of the system are:P 2,P 3,U ,N ,K ,L and S ,which are exogenously given.It is easy to note that this production structure does not possess the decomposition property.From Eqs.(4)–(7),it is easy to derive the following equation.½fða L 1=a N 1ÞN g þða L 3=a K 3Þf K −ða K 2=a S 2ÞS g ¼L :ð9ÞThe five input prices,W ,W S ,W *,R and r are determined by solving Eqs.(1–3)(8)and (9simultaneously.Once the factor prices are known the factor coefficients,a ji s ,are also known.X 1and X 2are obtained from Eqs.(4)and (5),respectively.Finally,X 3is found from either Eq.(6)or(7).Unskilled workers in this system earn two different wages —either the unionized wage,W *,in sector 3or a lower competitive wage,W ,in sector 1.The average wage for unskilled labour is given byW A u ðW k L 1þW *k L 3Þð10Þwhere λL 1and λL 3denote the proportion of unskilled labour employed in sectors 1and 3,respectively.4The unionized wage function may be derived as a solution to the Nash bargaining game between the representative firm and the representative union in the low-skill manufacturing sector.For detailed derivation see Chaudhuri (2003).5The union power,U ,is amenable to policy measures.If the government undertakes labour market reform measures e.g.ban on resorting to strikes by the trade unions,reformation of employment security laws to curb union power,U takes a lower value.6For a better modeling of union behaviour one may go through Carruth and Oswald (1981).Using a two sector general equilibrium model with wage differential they have shown that an increase in the union wage raises the non-union wage in a small open economy and that this result is independent of the ranking of the sectors in terms of factor intensities.131S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri /Economic Modelling 24(2007)128–137Now,let us investigate the effects of changes in the endowments of skilled and unskilled labour on the wage parative statics yields(see Appendix I):W¼ðh N1h S2h K3B=DÞðLþGSÞ;ð11ÞW S¼ðE W h N1h K2h L3=DÞðLþGSÞ;ð12ÞW*¼ðE W h N1h K3h S2=DÞðLþGSÞ;ð13ÞR¼Àðh L1h S2h K3=DÞðLþGSÞ;ð14Þwhere‘∧’shows proportionate change of the variables,θji andλji are distributive and allocative share of factor j in sector i,respectively,Δis the determinant of the coefficient matrix of the derived equational system,D¼h S2h K3ðh N1A−h L1EÞþh N1E Wðh K2h L3Bþh S2h K3C−h S2h L3DÞ<0;ð15Þand A=λL1(S LL1−S NL1)<0,B=−(λK2λL3/λK3)(S KS2−S SS2)<0,C=λL3(S LL3−S KL3)<0,D=λL3 {(S LK3−S KK3)−(λK2/λK3)(S KK2−S SK2)}>0,E=λL1(S LN1−S NN1)>0,G=(λL3λK2/λK3)>0.S ji k is the degree of substitution between factors j and i in the k th sector,j,i=L,N,S,K;and,k=1,2,3. For example,S LK1≡(R/a L1)(∂a L1/∂R),S LL1≡(W/a L1)(∂a L1/∂W)etc.S ji k>0for j≠i.On the other hand,totally differentiating Eq.(10),it is easy to find that(see Appendix II) W A¼f aþgðS1LLÀS1NLÞg Wþð1ÀaÞW*þgðS1LNÀS1NNÞRÀg L;ð16Þwhereα=(WλL1/W A)>0;and,γ=((W−W*)λL1/W A)<0(as W<W*).Using Eqs.(11–14),one can show that(see Appendix III)ðWS ÀWAÞ¼ðG=DðÀÞÞS½E W h N1ðh K2h L3Àh K3h S2ÞþaðþÞh N1h S2h K3ðE WÀ1ÞðV0ÞþgðÀÞðS1LNÀS1NNÞðþÞh S2h K3þðL=DðÀÞÞ½E W h N1ðh K2h L3Àh K3h S2ÞþaðþÞh N1h S2h K3ðE WÀ1ÞðV0ÞþgðÀÞfðS1LNÀS1NNÞðþÞh S2h K3þDðÀÞg ð17ÞIt can be shown that(θK3/θL3)≥(θK2/θS2)is equivalent toθK3≥θK2sinceθK3+θL3=1and θK2+θS2=1.From Eq.(17)we can now establish the following proposition.Proposition1.An emigration(immigration)of skilled labour improves(worsens)the skilled–unskilled wage inequality if the capital's share is greater in the low-skill sector3than that in the high-skill sector2i.e.θK3≥θK2while an emigration(immigration)of unskilled labour improves (worsens)the wage inequality if(i)θK3≥θK2;and if,(ii)(E W≤λL3θS2θK3A/λL1θN1(θK2θL3B+θS2θK3C−θS2θL3D).We note that the conditions,as stated in Proposition1,are only sufficient in nature.But,the role of the labour unions is not clearly reflected in the conditions.However,from Eq.(17)it is quite possible to find out other sufficient conditions for the same results to hold where the response of the union is much more pronounced.For example,the result on emigration of skilled labour holds under the sufficient condition,[E WθN1θK2θL3+γ(S LN1−S NN1)θS2θK3]≤0,while that of unskilled labour remains valid if[E WθN1θK2θL3+γ(S LN1−S NN1)θS2θK3+Δ]≤0.We note thatγ<0and its 132S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri/Economic Modelling24(2007)128–137absolute value increases with an increase in the unskilled wage differential between the two sectors implying a greater bargaining strength of the trade union in sector 3.Hence,the possibility of the results of the present analysis to hold increases with an increase in the strength of the labour union to mark up wage over the competitive unskilled wage.Another point to be noted in this context is that in the absence of any distortion in the market for unskilled labour i.e.W *=W ,sector 1does no longer have any operational significance and the model reduces to the Marjit and Kar (2005)model.In this situation,the results only depend on the relative factor intensities.Proposition 1can now be intuitively explained as follows.An emigration of skilled labour leads to an increase in the skilled wage rate,W S .To satisfy the zero profit condition in sector 2,the return to capital,r ,falls.Producers in sector 2substitute capital for skilled labour.So,a S 2falls and a K 2rises.As r falls given the relative price of commodity 3,the unionized unskilled wage,W *,rises to satisfy the zero profit condition in sector 3.But,W *can increase only if the competitive unskilled wage,W ,rises.The return to land,R ,falls as a consequence.Producers in sector 1adopt more (less)land (unskilled labour)intensive techniques than before which in turn implies a contraction of sector 1both in terms of output and employment of unskilled labour,as land is specific to this sector.The released workers from sector 1are now absorbed in sector 3.Sector 3expands both in terms of output and employment.Thus,we find that the average unskilled wage increases due to (i)an increase in W ;(ii)an increase in W *;and,due to (iii)an increase (a decrease)in the proportion of unskilled labour employed in the higher (lower)wage-paying sector i.e.λL 3(λL 1).Therefore,the average unskilled wage,W A ,rises unambiguously.What happens to the skilled –unskilled wage inequality depends on the rates of increase in W S and W A .If θK 3>(=)θK 2the savings on capital cost in the low-skill manufacturing sector is more than (equal to)that in the high-skill sector,which in turn,implies that the rate of increase of the unionized unskilled wage,W *,is greater than (equal to)that of the skilled wage,W S .But,as we have mentioned above,that there are other two factors working positively on the average unskilled wage.Thus,the wage inequality improves under the sufficient condition as mentioned in Proposition 1.The presence of the other two factors implies that proposition 1may hold even under situations where the above sufficient condition does not hold.The effect of an immigration of skilled labour can be explained exactly in the opposite way.On the other hand,an emigration of unskilled labour raises the competitive unskilled wage,W ,in sector 1.The return to land decreases.Consequently,producers in sector 1increase (lower)the per unit use of land (unskilled labour).Sector 1contracts both in terms of output and employment.As W increases the unionized unskilled wage,W *,in sector 3also increases.So,the return to capital,r ,falls to satisfy the zero profit condition.This in turn raises the skilled wage,W S ,in sector 2.In both sectors 2and 3the capital intensity of production increases.Sector 2expands as it employs a specific factor,skilled labour.Sector 3releases capital to the expanding sector 2.Sector 3contracts both in terms of output and employment.What happens to the proportions of unskilled labour in sector 1and 3(λL 1and λL 3)is somewhat uncertain as the endowment of unskilled labour has fallen.At least,it can be shown that λL 1falls (λL 3rises)if and only if E W ≤λL 3θS 2θK 3A /λL 1θN 1(θK 2θL 3B +θS 2θK 3C −θS 2θL 3D ).However,this is only a sufficient condition for W A to increase as both W and W *have increased.Now,the rate of increase in W A is greater than that in W S under another sufficient condition that the low-skill manufacturing sector is not less capital intensive (in a special sense)7relative to the high-skill sector.Consequently,the wage inequality improves under the above two sufficient conditions.The consequence of an immigration of unskilled labour can be explained in the opposite manner.7See Jones and Neary (1984)in this context.133S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri /Economic Modelling 24(2007)128–137134S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri/Economic Modelling24(2007)128–137Thus,we have found that the outcomes of international migration of labour on the skilled–unskilled wage inequality depend not only on the relative capital intensities of the low-skill and high-skill sectors but also on the institutional nature of the markets for unskilled labour.Our results shows that in the present setup(i)the condition by Marjit and Kar is only a sufficient condition in the case of skilled emigration,and(ii)their condition is neither sufficient nor necessary in the case of unskilled emigration.This is why unlike the Marjit and Kar(2005)paper the effects on wage inequality here may not necessarily be the opposite under the two alternative capital intensity conditions.3.Concluding remarksIn this paper we have developed a three sector specific factor general equilibrium framework incorporating some of the essential characteristics of the developing economies e.g.market distortions of unskilled labour,diverse trade pattern etc.to analyze the consequences of emigration(immigration)of both skilled and unskilled labour on the skilled–unskilled wage inequality in the developing countries.The issue is important as the international mobility of labour has significantly increased in the liberalized regime and it has not so far drawn sufficient attention of the trade and development economists.8We have shown that the effects of international migration of labour on the wage inequality depend not only on the relative capital intensities of the low-skill and high-skill sectors but also on the institutional nature of the markets for unskilled labour and that an emigration(immigration)of either type of labour is likely to produce a favourable(an unfavourable)effect on the wage inequality.In particular,the result of emigration(immigration)of skilled labour on wage inequality is interesting and counterintuitive.9 Also,the results have important policy implications for all migrant receiving developing countries including India where illegal immigration of people(unskilled labour)from neighboring poor countries through border areas is a serious and mounting problem.10The governments of such countries have so far remained indifferent to such an influx of people for petty political interests. But,the present analysis finds that the governments should take appropriate measures to prevent the immigration of unskilled labour11in order to improve the skilled–unskilled wage inequality. AcknowledgementThe authors are indebted to two anonymous referees of this journal for their interesting and constructive comments on an earlier version of the paper.The usual disclaimer,however,applies.8It should,however,be mentioned that there exists a voluminous literature((e.g.Bhagwati and Rodriguez,1975, Rivera-Batiz(1982,1984),Thompson(1984),Djajic(1986),Quibria(1988))that examines the consequence of international migration of labour on welfare of the non-migrants.However,this literature does not make any distinction between migrant and non-migrant labour force from the viewpoint of skill and hence has not analyzed the outcome of emigration of labour on the skilled–unskilled wage inequality.9An interesting theoretical exercise might be to bring in the active role of labor unions in wage setting in the presence of skilled–unskilled emigration and analyze the consequence of labour market reform on wage inequality.We are thankful to one of the two anonymous referees for pointing this out.This has been done in Chaudhuri and Yabuuchi(in press).The paper finds that contrary to the common wisdom,a policy of labour market reform may raise the competitive unskilled wage and improve wage inequality under reasonable condition.10It is a well-known argument that unskilled(and illegal)immigration increases wage inequality by depressing local unskilled wage.This has been a serious and mounting problem in all migrant receiving countries.11Measures to encourage emigration of skilled labour also produce the same result.But such a policy may not be desirable from the view point of national welfare.Appendix A.Derivation of Eqs.(11)–(14)Totally differentiating Eqs.(1–3),(8)and (9)and using envelope conditions we get the following expressions in the matrix form 12h L 1000h N 10h S 20h K 2000h L 3h K 30−E W0100A B C D E 266664377775W W S W *r R 266664377775¼0000ðL þG S Þ266664377775;ðA1Þwhere ‘∧’shows proportionate change of the variables,θji and λji are distributive and allocative shares of factor j in sector i ,respectively,A =λL 1(S LL 1−S NL 1)<0,B =−(λK 2λL 3/λK 3)(S KS 2−S SS 2)<0,C =λL 3(S LL 3−S KL 3)<0,D =λL 3{(S LK 3−S KK 3)−(λK 2/λK 3)(S KK 2−S SK 2)}>0,E =λL 1(S LN 1−S NN 1)>0,G =(λL 3λK 2/λK 3)>0.S ji k is the degree of substitution between factors j and i in the k th sector,j ,i =L ,N ,S ,K ;and,k =1,2,3.For example,S LK 1≡(R /a L 1)(∂a L 1/∂R ),S LL 1≡(W /a L 1)(∂a L 1/∂W )etc.l S ji k >0for j ≠i ;and,S jj k <0.Solving the derived system (A1)by using the Cramer's rule one getsW ¼ðh N 1h S 2h K 3B =D ÞðL þGS Þ:ð11ÞOther results can be obtained in the similar manner.Appendix B.Derivation of Eq.(16)Eq.(10)can be rewritten asW A ¼k L 1W þk L 3W *¼k L 1W þð1−k L 1ÞW *;ðA2Þsince λL 1+λL 3=1by definition.Totally differentiating (A2),we havedW A ¼k L 1dW þk L 3dW *þWd k L 1−W *d k L 1:ðA3ÞSince λL 1=a L 1X 1/L ,we obtain using (A3)k L 1¼S 1LL W þS 1LN R þX 1ÀL ;ðA4ÞOn the other hand,from Eq.(A4),we haveX 1¼Àa N 1¼ÀðS 1NL W ÀS 1NN R Þ:ðA5ÞThus,substituting (A4)and (A5)into (A3),we obtainW A ¼a þg ðS 1LL ÀS 1NL ÞÈÉW þð1Àa ÞW *þg ðS 1LN ÀS 1NN ÞR Àg Lð16Þwhere α=W λL 1/W A and γ=(W −W *)/W A <0as W <W *.12Detailed derivations can be obtained from the authors on request.135S.Yabuuchi,S.Chaudhuri /Economic Modelling 24(2007)128–137Appendix C.Derivation of Eq.(17) Using(11)–(14)and(16),one can write.ðWS ÀWAÞ¼ðE W h N1h K2h L3=DÞðLþGSÞÀð1ÀaÞðE W h N1h K3h S2=DÞðLþGSÞÀaþgðS1LLÀS1NLÞÈÉðh N1h S2h K3B=DÞðLþGSÞþgðS1LNÀS1NNÞðh L1h S2h K3=DÞðLþGSÞþg LðA6ÞUsing the relations that(S LL1+S LN1=0=S NN1+S NL1)we can rewrite(A6)as follows.ðWS ÀWAÞ¼ðG=DÞS½E W h N1ðh K2h L3Àh K3h S2Þþah N1h S2h K3ðE WÀ1ÞþgðS1LNÀS1NNÞh S2h K3ðh N1þh L1Þ þðL=DÞ½E W h N1ðh K2h L3Àh K3h S2Þþah N1h S2h K3ðE WÀ1ÞþgðS1LNÀS1NNÞh S2h K3ðh N1þh L1Þþg D ðA7ÞA little manipulation yields the following expression.ðWS ÀWAÞ¼ðG=DðÀÞÞS½E W h N1ðh K2h L3Àh K3h S2ÞþaðþÞh N1h S2h K3ðE WÀ1ÞðV0ÞþgðÀÞðS1LNÀS1NNÞðþÞh S2h K3þðL=DðÀÞÞ½E W h N1ðh K2h L3Àh K3h S2ÞþaðþÞh N1h S2h K3ðE WÀ1ÞðV0ÞþgðÀÞfðS1LNÀS1NNÞðþÞh S2h K3þDðÀÞg ð18ÞReferencesAgenor,P.R.,Montiel,P.,1995.Development Macroeconomics.Princeton University Press,New Jersey. 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