Global Value Chains and Employment Growth in Asia

This paper considers the sources of employment demand in Asian economies. Using data from the World–Input Output Database, I examine the relative importance of domestic and foreign demand in generating employment. Despite some degree of heterogeneity across the sample, domestic demand is found to be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neil Foster-McGregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2019-09-01
Series:Asian Development Review
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Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1162/adev_a_00133