evidence for sequential sorting into different export-modes according to firm-productivity: i) only the most productive firms … export to low-income countries, ii) exporting to low-income countries is mostly coupled to exporting to high-income countries …, and iii) firms that switch to export to markets with higher potential are younger than firms that switch to export to both …

in stark contrast with the descriptive evidence presented in this paper. Larger firms choose to export and are also more … of scale due to lower bargaining costs. Our findings suggest that the positive correlation between export status and … relationship between export status and collective bargaining. Using interaction terms between size and the export status, we find …

, but also in the lower export rates of the smaller establishments. The data also show that the rise in employment in 2010 …

time dimension, provide excellent conditions for profound empirical investigations. In this research report the first …

"In theoretical trade models with variable markups and collective wage bargaining, export exposure may reduce the … measures that are free of skill composition. We find that rent-sharing is less pronounced in more export intensive firms or in …