We exploit gaps between observed and recently forecasted GDP growth in export destinations to estimate the effects of … unexpected export shocks on worker compensation. Using employer-employee panel data, we find that these export shocks are partly … export revenues is also mainly driven by wage effects in the same subset of firms. This suggests that the way in which …

trade driven by comparative advantage, the analysis demonstrates that higher levels of export intensity (exports as a share … changes in export intensity are only weakly associated with changes in specialization. This occurs because comparative …