skills. We carry out a comparative statics analysis and show that offshoring leads to a restructuring of the economy through …

skills. We carry out a comparative statics analysis and show that offshoring leads to a restructuring of the economy through …

We empirically analyse the response of US manufacturing labour market variables to various shocks, notably to trade … factors (a sector-specific measure of trade openness, along with common technology and oil price shocks), specific measures of … manufacturing-wide variables are included for each sector. Generalised impulse responses indicate that increased trade openness …

The EU and the US have started negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) which …

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 …

The paper builds an argument that international trade can be one explanation behind polarization of employment in the … shown that such a terms of trade shock can lead to higher shares of high-skill as well as low-skill workers in the total … ; hollowing out ; skill biased technical change ; terms of trade ; off-shoring …

This paper studies the impact of trade within US-headquartered multinational companies (MNCs) on labour demand for all …

This paper studies the impact of trade within US-headquartered multinational companies (MNCs) on labour demand for all …

The paper builds an argument that international trade can be an explanation behind polarization of employment in the … is shown that such a terms-of- trade shock can lead to polarization: shrinkage of middle-skill jobs, combined with higher … technical change ; terms of trade ; off-shoring …