Non-Traded Goods, Technical Progress and Real Wages

Authors

Reza Oladi, Utah State UniversityFollow
H. Beladi

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Open Economies Review

Volume

19

Publication Date

2008

First Page

507

Last Page

515

Abstract

We use a general equilibrium model of trade to show that technical improvement may indeed cause a fall in the wages of unskilled workers. Under some modest conditions, the wages of skilled workers may go down too.

Recommended Citation

“Non-traded Goods, Technical Progress and Real Wages,” (with H. Beladi), Open Economies Review 19, 2008: 507-515.