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Do Female Workers in Developing Countries Benefit from Labor Provisions in PTAs?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The inclusion of labor provisions in PTAs has become more common in recent years as economies seek to protect labor rights through trade policy. However, as documented in the LABPTA dataset (Raess and Sari, 2018), there is significant variation in the scope and enforceability of these labor provisions across the different PTAs. Building on LABPTA, we extend coverage to include all PTAs signed between 2016 and 2021 and perform a retrospective econometric analysis to determine the effect of PTAs with labor provisions on gender wage gap, a key indicator of gender equality and women’s economic right.

Source: Staff Working Papers: U.S. International Trade Commission

DOI: 10.71476/0y4j-ya59

Authors: Ahmad, Saad, Raess, Damian, Thome, Karen

Institutions: United States International Trade Commission, Université Laval

Language: English

Topic: Global trade and economics

Subfield: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6940179713

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