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Skill upgrading, wage gap and international trade : firm-level evidence for Italian manufacturing firms
Iodice, Irene; Tomasi, Chiara - 2015
observe that the within-firm skill upgrading is strongly and significantly related to trade activities. On the contrary, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509105
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Self selection among different export markets
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara - In: Economics Letters 117 (2012) 1, pp. 102-105
Using a rich database on Italian manufacturing firms, we test the hypothesis that self-selection mechanisms differ from market to market. We observe significant ex ante productivity differences between firms starting to export to distinct geographical areas. Country characteristics such as size,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010580535
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Skill upgrading, wage gap and international trade: Firm-level evidence for Italian manufacturing firms
Iodice, Irene; Tomasi, Chiara - 2015
observe that the within-firm skill upgrading is strongly and significantly related to trade activities. On the contrary, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335940
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Self-selection along different export and import markets
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara - 2009
between trade status and firm characteristics. First, exploiting firm-level information on the destination of export and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328361
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Firms in international trade: Importers and exporters heterogeneity in Italian manufacturing data
Castellani, Davide; Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara - 2008
This paper offers a portrait of Italian firms that trade goods. Combining data on firms' structural characteristics and … firm heterogeneity and international trade, together with some new facts. In particular, we find that importing can be as … important as exporting as a source of firm heterogeneity. First, we document that trade is more concentrated than employment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328491
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Firm heterogeneity: Do destinations of exports and origins of imports matter?
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara - 2008
between trade status and firm characteristics. We uncover evidence supporting recent theories on firm heterogeneity and … international trade, together with some new facts. First, the availability of information on import and export enables us to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328507
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The links between internationalization, skills and wages: The role of differences across firms and across partner countries
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara; Zanfei, Antonello - 2010
Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing industry, we examine how trade activities are related to workforce … consistent with multi-attribute models on firm heterogeneity and trade. In fact we show that even after controlling for various … destination and origin of trade flows. We find that wage and skill premia increase for both exporters and importers as they trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328577
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Exporters, importers and two-way traders: The links between internationalization, skills and wage
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara; Zanfei, Antonello - 2008
How do trade activities affect firms' employment and wages structures? Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing … firms, this paper adds to the existing literature, by assessing how the degree of involvement in international trade impacts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328584
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The links between internationalization, skills and wages. The role of differences across firms and across partner countries.
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara; Zanfei, Antonello - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2009
Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing industry, we examine how trade activities are related to workforce … consistent with multi-attribute models on firm heterogeneity and trade. In fact we show that even after controlling for various … destination and origin of trade flows. We find that wage and skill premia increase for both exporters and importers as they trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008486951
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Self-selection along different export and import markets
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2009
between trade status and firm characteristics. First, exploiting firm-level information on the destination of export and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008458146