Manufacturing employment and exchange rates in the Portuguese economy : the role of openness, technology and labour market rigidity

Integration into the world economy, specialization in low-technology sectors and labour market rigidity have been singled out as structural features of the Portuguese economy that are crucial for the understanding of its performance. In this paper, we explore empirically the role of openness, techno...

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Main Author: Alexandre, Fernando (author)
Other Authors: Bação, Pedro (author), Cerejeira, João (author), Portela, Miguel (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11674
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/11674