Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing industry, we examine how trade activities are related to workforce … composition and wages. We contribute to empirical research on these issues in three ways. First, we provide novel evidence that is … firm characteristics, including size and capital intensity, exporters still pay higher wages and employ more skilled …

the claim that increased economic integration has widened the gap between the wages of more skilled and less skilled … mobility and foreign direct investment, has had only a modest effect on wages. Instead, changes in technology have led to a …