In theoretical trade models with variable markups and collective wage bargaining, export exposure may reduce the exporter wage premium. We test this prediction using linked German employer-employee data from 1996 to 2007. To separate the rent-sharing mechanism from assortative matching, we...

Increasing wage inequality between similar workers plays an important role for overall inequality trends in industrialized societies. To analyze this pattern, we incorporate directed labor market search into a dynamic model of international trade with heterogeneous firms and homogeneous workers....

Increasing wage inequality between similar workers plays an important role for overall inequality trends in industrialized societies. To analyze this pattern, we incorporate directed labor market search into a dynamic model of international trade with heterogeneous firms and homogeneous workers....

Nachdem Joe Biden die Präsidentschaftswahlen in den USA für sich entscheiden konnte, stellt sich die Frage, wie sich die transatlantischen Beziehungen zwischen den USA und der Europäischen Union zukünftig entwickeln werden. Das Verhältnis zwischen der USAdministration unter Donald Trump und...