International Trade and Unemployment On the Redistribution of Trade

Economic theory and empirical research confirm that the rising international integration caused an increase in aggregate income at least for the industrialized countries, although trade liberalization is no Pareto improvement. In the empirical literature,

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Marco de Pinto

International Trade and Unemployment On the Redistribution of Trade Gains When Firms Matter

Marco de Pinto IAAEU & University of Trier Trier Germany

Dissertation at the University of Kassel, Faculty of Economics and Management, Date of the Defense: 18.06.2012 International Trade and Unemployment: A Theoretical Analysis ISSN 1431-1933 ISBN 978-3-642-33235-7 ISBN 978-3-642-33236-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33236-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953275 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013  This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Physica is a brand of Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

Crossing the “finish line” of my dissertation project would never have been possible without the great support of my colleagues, friends and family. Most of all, I would like to thank my supervisor Jochen Michaelis. It’s due to him that I first even thought about writing a dissertation, and once I accepted the challenge, he gave me the opportunity to work at his chair, which is no doubt a time that I always appreciated. During the whole dissertation project, I received very helpful comments and suggestions from him, a