This paper examines the relationship between trade and job quality, using productivity and wage rate data for export … than those in non-export activities. While the productivity premium for export activities is confirmed in low- and middle … productivity at the country-sector level, which can be attributed to productivity gains within export activities as well as …

larger, more productive, and pay higher wages than other firms in the same industry. Positive performance effects of engaging …

Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …-sponsored training leads to higher productivity levels and increased innovation, both of which benefit the firm. Training can also be …

This paper uses individual data on employment and wages to shed light on the UK's productivity puzzle. It finds that … workforce composition cannot explain the reduction in wages and hence productivity that we observe; instead, real wages have … lower capital-labour ratio. We cannot tell whether productivity is driving wages or vice versa, but understanding why wages …