TY - JOUR
T1 - Trade and wage inequality : the Hong Kong case
AU - FAN, Chengze, Simon
AU - CHEUNG, Kui Yin
PY - 2004/6/1
Y1 - 2004/6/1
N2 - This paper examines the effects of Hong Kong-mainland China trade on the wage inequality in Hong Kong. Because of the large volume of trade and the large income disparity between these two regions, this empirical study provides a good test of the theories on North-South trade. The econometric analyses show that the relative wage between the skilled and unskilled workers in Hong Kong increased as the share of the volume of Hong Kong's trade with mainland China in Hong Kong's total trade volume rose.
AB - This paper examines the effects of Hong Kong-mainland China trade on the wage inequality in Hong Kong. Because of the large volume of trade and the large income disparity between these two regions, this empirical study provides a good test of the theories on North-South trade. The econometric analyses show that the relative wage between the skilled and unskilled workers in Hong Kong increased as the share of the volume of Hong Kong's trade with mainland China in Hong Kong's total trade volume rose.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/2282
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3042777282&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2004.00217.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2004.00217.x
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 1361-374X
VL - 9
SP - 131
EP - 142
JO - Pacific Economic Review
JF - Pacific Economic Review
IS - 2
ER -