Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the dynamic effects of North-South regional trade blocs"--World …

around USD 15 billion in export value in 2010, the readymade garment industry is currently Bangladesh's most important …

generate distortions in the labor market and are not efficiently allocating labor and public resources. "--World Bank web site …

greater degree than most known in situ antipoverty interventions. "--World Bank web site …

This paper explores the links between exports, export destinations and skill utilization by firms. The authors identify … two mechanisms behind these links, which we integrate into a unified theory of export destinations and skills. First … advertising, activities that are also intensive in skilled labor (Matsuyama, 2007). Both theories suggest a skill-bias in export …

explaining adjustment costs for capital. Interestingly, export-oriented sectors have lower adjustment costs for blue collar labor … but not for white collar employment or capital, suggesting that export-led growth may be particularly successful in … reducing blue collar unemployment. "--World Bank web site …

the policies to forestall them. The paper concludes by identifying directions for future research. "--World Bank web site …