Trade and Wages: Leveling Wages Down?

by Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Marvin H. Kosters (Editor)

A discussion of the perceived widening wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers that analyzes the implications of such a gap upon trade in the context of NAFTA. Woven into this presentation is the authors strong skepticism regarding the fear that freer trade has actually pushed down the wages of unskilled workers, or that it will do so in the future. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

120 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

Jagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati (born July 26, 1934) is an Indian American economist and professor of economics and law at Columbia University. He is well known for his research in international trade and for his advocacy of free trade.