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Trade Made Colombia's Factories Smarter? The Shocking Skill Shift Explained

This video breaks down a groundbreaking study from Colombia's trade liberalization in the 1990s. While most expected cheap labor to win, the opposite happened: factories got smaller but more skilled. We explore why trade actually pushed companies to upgrade quality, using both imports and exports, and how this spread through the entire economy. No jargon, just a clear look at how trade can reshape skills and production in unexpected ways. Based on research by economists and data from Colombia's manufacturing sector.