Child labor in Latin America: Policy and evidence (2008)
Over the past decade child labor practices in developing countries and their implications for international trade have received increasing attention on the international agenda. Pursuant to these...
Globalization and Employment Conditions Study (2007)
Drusilla K. Brown, Drusilla K. Brown
The dramatic expansion of international trade and investment over the last six decades has likely promoted economic efficiency. However, the implication for the
Consumer Product Labels, Child Labor and Educational Attainment (2006)
Child labor-free product labels are efficiency-enhancing when child welfare is a public good only if resources are generated to enhance the well-being of children. However, for a small price-taking...
Consumer Product Labels, Child Labor and Educational Attainment (2006)
Child labor-free product labels are efficiency-enhancing when child welfare is a public good only if resources are generated to enhance the well-being of children. However, for a small price-taking...
Consumer Product Labels, Child Labor and Educational Attainment (2006)
Child labor-free product labels are efficiency-enhancing when child welfare is a public good only if resources are generated to enhance the well-being of children. However, for a small price-taking...
Consumer Product Labels, Child Labor and Educational Attainment (2006)
Child labor-free product labels are efficiency-enhancing when child welfare is a public good only if resources are generated to enhance the well-being of children. However, for a small price-taking...
AN ANALYSIS OF THE U.S.-SACU FTA NEGOTIATIONS (2006)
Brown, Drusilla K., Kiyota, Kozo, Stern, Robert M.
This paper analyzes the potential economic effects of bilateral negotiations for an FTA between the United States and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The U.S.-SACU FTA bilateral...
Chadha, Rajesh, Brown, Drusilla K., Deardorff, Alan V., Stern, Robert M.
The Indian economy has experienced a major transformation during the decade of the 1990s. Apart from the impact of various unilateral economic reforms undertaken since 1991, the economy also had to...
Trade and Labor Standards (1998)
Brown, Drusilla K., Deardorff, Alan V., Stern, Robert M.
The purpose of our paper is to explore the different views of the issues of international labor standards and to explore the available options for addressing these issues. We conclude that: (1) there...
Brown, Drusilla K., Stern, Robert M.
We present an interpretive history of the development of the computational analysis of the Canada-U.S. FTA. Several important conceptual issues are identified, including: perfect competition and...
International Trade and Core Labour Standards: A Survey of the Recent Literature
The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of the current debate and recent literature on several aspects of international core labor standards. We attempt to address two basic issues....
Rajesh Chadha, Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M. Stern
The Indian economy has experienced a major transformation during the decade of the 1990s. Apart from the impact of various unilateral economic reforms undertaken since 1991, the economy also had to...
Drusilla K. Brown, George Norman
We analyze policy options during an international health emergency to provide consumers in least developed countries access to patented life-extending pharmaceuticals. We show that a properly...
Drusilla K. Brown, George Norman
We analyze policy options during an international health emergency to provide consumers in least developed countries access to patented life-extending pharmaceuticals. We show that a properly...
Computational Analysis of the U.S FTAs with Central America, Australia, And Morocco
Drusilla K. Brown, Kozo Kiyota, Robert M. Stern
We use the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to assess the economic effects of the U.S. bilateral FTAs negotiated with Central America, Australia, and Morocco. The model covers 18 economic...
Computational Analysis of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
Drusilla K. Brown, Kozo Kiyota, Robert M. Stern
We use the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to assess the economic effects of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) that is currently being negotiated among the 34 countries in the...
Computational Analysis of the U.S FTA with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Drusilla K. Brown, Kozo Kiyota, Robert M. Stern
We use the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to assess the economic effects of the U.S. FTA being negotiated with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The model covers 18 economic...
Computational Analysis of the Menu of U.S.-Japan Trade Policies
Drusilla K. Brown, Kozo Kiyota, Robert M. Stern
We have used the Michigan Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model of World Production and Trade to calculate the aggregate welfare and sectoral employment effects of the menu of U.S.-Japan trade...
Child Labor: Theory, Evidence, and Policy
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
There is a growing theoretical and empirical literature concerning the causes and consequences of child labor. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the policy initiatives targeted on child...
Measurement and Modeling of the Economic Effects of Trade and Investment Barriers in Services.
Brown, Drusilla K, Stern, Robert M
In this paper, the authors adapt the latest version of the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to incorporate cross-border services trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). Firms are taken...
Computational Analysis of the US FTAs with Central America, Australia and Morocco
Drusilla K. Brown, Kozo Kiyota, Robert M. Stern
We use the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to assess the economic effects of the US bilateral FTAs negotiated with Central America, Australia and Morocco. The model covers 18 economic...
Computational Analysis of the Menu of US-Japan Trade Policies
Drusilla K. Brown, Kozo Kiyota, Robert M. Stern
We have used the Michigan Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model of World Production and Trade to calculate the aggregate welfare and sectoral employment effects of the menu of US-Japan trade...
CGE Modeling and Analysis of Multilateral and Regional Negotiating Options
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
We have used the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to simulate the economic effects on the United States, Japan, and other major trading countries/regions of: the Uruguay Round of...
Multilateral, Regional, and Bilateral Trade-Policy Options for the United States and Japan
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
We have used the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to simulate the economic effects on the United States, Japan, and other major trading countries/regions of a prospective new round of WTO...
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
We have used the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to simulate the economic effects on the NAFTA member countries and other major trading countries/regions of a prospective new round of...
Pros and Cons of Linking Trade and Labor Standards
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
This paper addresses the debate over whether labor standards ought to be linked to trade policy, specifically by being included in the World Trade Organization and becoming subject to trade...
The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
This paper is designed to assess the empirical evidence regarding the effects of multinational production on wages and working conditions in developing countries. It is motivated by the controversies...
The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
This paper is designed to assess the empirical evidence regarding the effects of multinational production on wages and working conditions in developing countries. It is motivated by the controversies...
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
We have used the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to simulate the economic effects of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations completed in 1993-94 on the major industrialized...
Multilateral, Regional, and Bilateral Trade-Policy Options for the United States and Japan
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M Stern
We have used the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade to simulate the economic effects on the United States, Japan, and other major trading countries/regions of the Doha Round of WTO...
Developing Countries' Stake in the Doha Round
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M. Stern
In this paper we discuss the various aspects of the Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in the WTO that offer potential benefits for developing countries. We then use the Michigan Model of...
Labor Standards: Where Do They Belong on the International Trade Agenda?
During the past decade, universal labor standards have become the focus of intense debate. Advocates argue from humanitarian concerns and the interests of industrialized-country labor, seeking...
World Trade Organization
Drusilla K. Brown, Thomas Downes, Karen Eggleston, Ratna Kumari
We examine the role that buyers play in helping vendors uncover productivity-enhancing labor management innovations. We report on a buyer-directed factory-based program targeting intestinal parasites...
An Analysis of a US-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement
Brown, Drusilla K., Kiyota, Kozo, Stern, Robert M.
Summary This paper analyzes the potential economic effects of bilateral negotiations for an FTA between the United States and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The US-SACU FTA bilateral...
The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries
Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff, Robert M. Stern
This paper assesses the evidence regarding the effects of multinational production on wages and working conditions in developing countries. It is motivated by recent controversies concerning whether...
Brown, Drusilla K., Downes, Thomas, Eggleston, Karen, Kumari, Ratna
Summary We examine the role that buyers in global supply chains play in helping vendors uncover productivity-enhancing labor management innovations. We report on a buyer-directed NGO-coordinated...
Consumer Product Labels, Child Labor and Educational Attainment
Child labor-free product labels are efficiency-enhancing when child welfare is a public good only if resources are generated to enhance the well-being of children. However, for a small price-taking...