Comments by Phouphet Kyophilavong, on Trade Liberalization and the Aggregate Matching Function in India

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January 01 2017 Comments by Phouphet Kyophilavong, on Trade Liberalization and the Aggregate Matching Function in India Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2017 by the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2017Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2017) 16 (1): 138–139. https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00494 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Comments by Phouphet Kyophilavong, on Trade Liberalization and the Aggregate Matching Function in India. Asian Economic Papers 2017; 16 (1): 138–139. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00494 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Phouphet Kyophilavong: The impact of trade liberalization on labor markets has gained attention with researchers and policymakers. Lee aims to investigate the link between trade liberalization and the job matching process in India. The author claims that this study would be the first to estimate an aggregate matching function for the labor market in India. The study uses monthly data from India and divides the data into five sub-periods: (1) the period before reform (before 1992); (2) the period of economic reform driven by external factors (1992–97); (3) the period of economic reform that reflected strong requests from domestic firms and industries (1998–2002); (4) the period of an economic boom (2003–08); and (5) the period after the global financial crisis (after 2009). The study defines trade liberalization as trade openness: (Export+Import)/GDP. Several methods are used for the analysis: Unit root test with the augmented Dickey-Fuller test (ADF), OLS with Newey-West... You do not currently have access to this content.