The impact of trade on manufacturing employment in Jordan : an empirical assessment
Other Title(s)
أثر التجارة الخارجية على التوظف في الصناعة التحويلية الأردنية : دراسة تقديرية
Author
al-Muhtasib, Buthaynah Muhammad Ali
Source
Jordan Journal of Economic Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.163-180, 18 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Topics
- Economic conditions
- Economic development
- Industrial economics
- International trade
- Industries
- Manufacturing industry
- Jordan
- Twenty-first century
- Twentieth century
Abstract EN
The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of trade on employment in Jordan’s manufacturing, using an empirical econometric model and a dynamic panel data at the industry level.
Import penetration ratio (imports as a ratio of consumption) and export share have been regressed on domestic labor demand during 1994 – 2010.
Results suggest that increased imports do not show any significant effect on employment in both total manufacturing sectors considered as a whole, and in capital-intensive industries, while there exists a statistically significant impact in labor-intensive ones; with a negative sign in the case of developed countries, and a positive one in those of “emerging and developing” economies and in China, which has a larger impact.
But, although import penetration from China is statistically significant and positively correlated with employment in all the discussed cases, its economic significance is negligible.
In comparison with exports, the impact of export share to all countries on total manufacturing employment, as well as on capital and labor-intensive industries has been also very small but negative
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Muhtasib, Buthaynah Muhammad Ali. 2015. The impact of trade on manufacturing employment in Jordan : an empirical assessment. Jordan Journal of Economic Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.163-180.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-817210
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Muhtasib, Buthaynah Muhammad Ali. The impact of trade on manufacturing employment in Jordan : an empirical assessment. Jordan Journal of Economic Sciences Vol. 2, no. 2 (2015), pp.163-180.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-817210
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Muhtasib, Buthaynah Muhammad Ali. The impact of trade on manufacturing employment in Jordan : an empirical assessment. Jordan Journal of Economic Sciences. 2015. Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.163-180.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-817210
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-817210