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(Discussion Paper, 2005)The extent to which rising wage inequality in developed nations can be attributed to increased North-South trade has been a contentious issue over the last 20 years or so. We contribute to the debate by outlining a new ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2005)Trade liberalisation has gained momentum in recent decades due to the increased popularity of free trade areas and the continued progress of multilateral liberalisation via the World Trade Organisation (WTO). We analyse ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2007)Competition points are awarded in sports events to determine which participants qualify for the playoffs or to identify the champion. We use competition points to measure strength in a prediction model and choose competition ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2006)We contribute to the trade-wage literature by conducting the first economy-wide analysis of the association between trade and wages in New Zealand. We find that increased imports since 1980 caused only a marginal increase ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2006)This paper surveys computable general equilibrium (CGE) contributions to tradewage debate. We conclude that this literature provides an avalanche of support for the view that trade has had only a minor influence on wage ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2006)This note considers the extension of the Kemp-Wan theorem on necessarily welfareimproving customs unions to free trade areas. It suggests that the value of this extension is undermined by its very rationale – the greater ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2005)We investigate the consequences for New Zealand of the formation of various freetrade areas (FTAs) involving New Zealand, Australia and Japan using a computable general equilibrium model of global production and trade. We ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2009)Bonus points provide a simple way to improve the accuracy of league standings. We investigate the inclusion of bonuses in the National Football League (NFL) using a prediction model built on league points. Both touchdown-based ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2003)When President George W. Bush received ‘fast-track’ trade promotion authority (TPA) in 2002 which, in essence, gives him much greater power to pursue trade negotiations, many economists looked with interest to see where ... -
(Discussion Paper, 2004)The consensus in the literature investigating the causes of increased wage inequality in developed nations since 1980 is that skill-biased technical change is responsible for the widening of the wage distribution. A ...