From: gerald_a_levy (gerald_a_levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Wed Jan 07 2004 - 18:59:39 EST
FWIW:
o The following claims that labor productivity in export industries
in Mexico is 80-100% of US levels while wages are 10--15%
of US levels: http://home.alltel.net/bsundquist1/gcib.html
(It seems, although the above doesn't indicate this, that the
source for the statistic on productivity is Harley Shaiken,
"Myths about Mexican Workers", 1993).
o A 1/03 World Bank Policy Research Paper (2964) by Gladys
Lopez-Acevedo on "Wages and Productivity in Mexican Manufacturing"
claims that the annual growth of labor productivity in Mexico is low
compared to other 'developing countries':
http://econ.worldbank.org/files/23421_wps2964.pdf
In solidarity, Jerry
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