by Shandre Thangavelu (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

This book studies the impact of globalization and technological changes in the labor market in Asia, with particular reference to Singapore. It covers issues related to labor market matching, employment linkages between manufacturing and services, impact of technological changes on labor demand, aging workforce, immigrant workers, training and manpower development, and the wage gap in an open economy. It also discusses policy issues related to the labor market in Asia and Singapore.

The book also examines labor issues from the developing economies perspective and presents new evidence on production, international trade and labor economic theories. The empirical findings provide interesting insights into the industrialization process and in formulating labor development policies.

• Emerging Trends in Labor Markets in Asia
• Globalization and Labor Demand
• Outsourcing and Labor Demand
• Output Gap, Mismatch and Unemployment
• Inequality, Wage Gap and Globalization
• Structural Changes, Services Sector and Linkages
• Open Economy, International Mobility and Economic Growth
• Training, Education and Growth
• Labor Market Policy in an Open Economy