What is the most unequal region of the world? How deep does gender discrimination run in our societies? What happens to poor households during a housing boom? How is land distributed today? How can minimum wage reduce racial inequality? Can we really expect politicians to fix inequality? InequaliTalks presents accessible research done by young economists on one of the most pressing issues in the public conversation: inequality. InequaliTalks is supported by School of Cities at the University of Toronto.
Episode 36: Trade and Foreign Labor -- with Mathilde Muñoz
In this episode, Mathilde studies whether jobs supplied locally are protected from globalization and how trade liberalization interacts with labor market regulations and affects wage inequality.
Working Paper:
“International Trade Responses to Labor Market Regulations”
Most recent version (February 2023):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tuVIbzn9QbplrtmfQalpVGcP3QfC-Xal/view (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tuVIbzn9QbplrtmfQalpVGcP3QfC-Xal/view)
Recommendation:
“Has Globalization Gone Too Far?” (1997) Dani Rodrik
5 Jul 2023
Episode 35: Gender Inequality in Peruvian Trade -- with Pamela Medina Quispe
In this episode, Pamela Medina Quispe explores the idea that trade liberalization in Peru negatively impacts women’s participation in the labor market. She points to the increasing presence of the manufacturing industry as a force which is pushing women into an unstable, informal sector.
Working Paper:
"When Women's Work Disappears: Marriage and Fertility Decisions in Peru”, with Hani Mansour and Andrea Velás
Most recent version (January 2023):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qq1f6prrx84q4jr/Draft_MMV_Jan23_topost.pdf?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/qq1f6prrx84q4jr/Draft_MMV_Jan23_topost.pdf?dl=0)
Recommendation:
“Paco Yunque” (1951) by César Vallejo
21 Jun 2023
Episode 34: The Effects of Trade on Wages -- with Mayara Felix
Does trade reduce wages? Why? In this episode, Mayara Felix considers the impact of trade liberalization on workers’ wages, and their ability to find gainful employment. Using the example of Brazil, Mayara argues that trade affects a key economic variable: labor market concentration, and explores its consequences on wage inequality.
Working Paper:
“Trade, Labor Market Concentration, and Wages”
Most recent version (October 2022):
https://www.mayarafelix.com/papers/Felix_JMP.pdf (https://www.mayarafelix.com/papers/Felix_JMP.pdf)
Recommendations:
“The Second Mother,” by Anna Muylaert (2015)
"This Earth of Mankind” (1980) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
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