regression discontinuity design to estimate the impact of unionization on business survival, employment, output, productivity … organize at highly profitable enterprises that are more likely to grow and pay higher wages. Using multiple establishment …, and wages. Essentially, outcomes for employers where unions barely won the election (e.g. by one vote) are compared to …

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 … export premia. Third, we look at how the wage and the employment structures of trading firms change with the country of …

, productivity and distance may impact on firms’ performances. -- Heterogeneous firms ; exports ; imports ; productivity ; market of …