Leitão, Nuno Carlos2011-06-072011-06-072011Leitão, Nuno Carlos (2011). Intra-industry trade, knowledge and adjustment costs. Journal of Applied Sciences, 11(14), 2652-2656. DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.2652.2656.1812-5654http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/460The international technology diffusions are associated with the changes in labour market. The empirical results show a negative correlation between the changes of employment and Marginal Intra-Industry Trade (MIIT). We also find a positive correlation between changes of employment and knowledge. The economic dimension and market structure are according to Smooth Adjustment Hypothesis (SAH.engMarginal intra-industry tradeLabour marketInnovationPanel dataPortugaljournal article