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Part of the discussion concerned the quantitative importance of different kinds of labour quality changes. In particular, the effects of health, education and learning by doing were emphasised. A second issue was the alleged importance of demand side effects. A third issue concerned the interrelation between the structure of protection and sectoral differences in labour adjustment costs. Finally, the paper’s ‘asymmetrical’ assumption that learning by doing could occur in the import-competing but not in the export sector was questioned. This session was chaired by William H. Branson.
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Michael, R., 1972, The Effect of Education on Efficiency in Consumption (New York: NBER, 1972).
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Cf. for example Stecher, B., Erfolgsbedingungen der Import substitution und der Export diver sifizierung im Industrialisierungsprozess (Conditions for Success of Import Substitution and Export Diversification in the Process of Industrialization), Kieler Studie 136 (Tubingen, 1976).
Cf. Donges, J. B., et al., Protektion und Branchenstruktur der westdeutschen Wirtschaft (Protection and Industrial Structure of the West German Economy), Kieler Studie 123 (Tübingen, 1973).
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Ohlin, B., Hesselborn, PO., Wijkman, P.M. (1977). Summary of the Discussion. In: Ohlin, B., Hesselborn, PO., Wijkman, P.M. (eds) The International Allocation of Economic Activity. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03196-2_34
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