Ebooks for all

Michela Limardi

Published: 2008

Abstract

In the last decades the interaction between labour standards and international trade has assumed new importance. We use an incentive based-approach to assess the efficiency of trade policy instruments and private schemes for the promotion of international labour standards in Southern Firms. We show that trade policy instruments may implement minimum standards. On the other hand, we find that private schemes may overcome minimum standards if and only if there is an exclusive contract between the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) and the Southern firm, due to free riding effect.

Keywords :international trade, labour standards, corporate social responsibility, product differentiation

Free ebook to download in PDF format - 27 pages

• Free ebooks / Economics and Business
• Free ebooks / Economics and Business / International Economics / International Trade