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industry and the role that globalization plays in that process. Using matched worker-firm data from Sweden, we find strong … may be significant gains from globalization that have not been identified in the past - globalization may improve the …
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Recent theoretical analysis suggests that a reduction in the cost of exporting increases the degree of assortative matching between workers and firms in export-oriented industries. Changes that reduce the cost of imports have an ambiguous impact on matching. We combine detailed Swedish matched...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320410
This paper examines how experience from working in a foreign owned firm affects worker mobility. International experience can provide a worker with knowledge about foreign operations, thereby making them more attractive to other employers who are also engaged in international businesses. We...
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. We examine the effect of globalization on the occupational mixes using detailed Swedish data that cover all firms and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504473
Building on a framework introduced by Chaney and Ossa (2013), we construct a task-based model of the firm's choice of occupational inputs to examine how that choice varies with greater global engagement. We depart from Chaney and Ossa by assuming that more complex tasks are more costly to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442476
Globalization might affect the mix of jobs available in an economy and the rate at which workers gain skills. We … develop a model in which firms differ in terms of productivity and skills and use the model to examine how globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012145474
industry and the role that globalization plays in that process. Using matched worker-firm data from Sweden, we find strong … suggests that there may be significant gains from globalization that have not been identified in the past – globalization may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208585
Recent theoretical analysis suggests that a reduction in the cost of exporting increases the degree of assortative matching between workers and firms in export-oriented industries. Changes that reduce the cost of imports have an ambiguous impact on matching. We combine detailed Swedish matched...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208602
. We examine the effect of globalization on the occupational mix using detailed Swedish data that cover all firms and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208690
Building on a framework introduced by Chaney and Ossa (2013), we construct a task-based model of the firm's choice of occupational inputs to examine how that choice varies with greater global engagement. We depart from Chaney and Ossa by assuming that more complex tasks are more costly to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208740