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- Title
EXPORTING SWEATSHOPS? EVIDENCE FROM MYANMAR.
- Authors
Mari Tanaka
- Abstract
This study investigates the impacts of exporting on working conditions in Myanmar by drawing on a new firm survey. For the identification, I use the rapid opening of Myanmar to trade alongside the firm's proximity to airports and products that have generated variations in access to foreign markets. The results show that exporting has significant positive impacts on working conditions regarding fire safety, health management, and freedom of negotiation; positive insignificant effects on wages; and negative insignificant effects on working hours. I also find that exporting positively affects firm size, management practices, and the likelihood of receiving a labor audit.
- Subjects
MYANMAR; WORKING hours; FIRE prevention; BUSINESS size; EVIDENCE
- Publication
Review of Economics & Statistics, 2020, Vol 102, Issue 3, p442
- ISSN
0034-6535
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1162/rest_a_00827