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In this paper we study the link between globalization of firms and gender inequality. Specifically, we examine how the need for interpersonal contacts in trade and gender-specific differences in negotiations are related to the gender wage gap. Our key finding is that export of goods that are...
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. We motivate the analysis through a stylized model where wages depend on worker productivity, and men have a comparative … driven by trade with gender-unequal countries; we find no impact on the gender wage gap when firms increase their exports to …
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disaggregated industry level panel data to examine the impact of changes in exports and imports on changes in wage differentials, ii … exports on the industry wage premium. The findings also show that import penetration from low-income countries has a …
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Using a linked employer-employee data set of the German manufacturing sector, this paper analyses the role of exporting establishments in explaining rising wage dispersion. Over the period of analysis (1996-2007), the raw wage differential between exporters and domestic establishments increased...
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wage inequality by skill level in manufacturing. But an increase in exports also diminishes wage discrimination due to …
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The analysis of the effects of firm-level international trade on wages has so far focused on the role of exports, which … trade and wages across types of products. In particular, firms that increase their exports (imports) of high- (intermediate … wage determinant as important as exports. Furthermore, we also find significant differences in the relationship between …
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Using a linked employer-employee data set of the German manufacturing sector, this paper analyses the role of exporting establishments in explaining rising wage dispersion. Over the period of analysis (1996–2007), the raw wage differential between exporters and domestic establishments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008691988
Do exporters and foreign-controlled establishments pay their workers higher wages than non-exporters and domestic … foreign-controlled plants do pay higher wages than non-exporters and domestic-controlled plants. These results hold even after … the impact of foreign control on wages is found to be widespread across industries and regions, that of exporting is not …
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development of wages and employment across skill groups, there is considerable disagreement to explain these trends, in particular …
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Exports serve as an engine of economic growth and can potentially help countries come out of poverty and unemployment …. However, as the production process is increasingly getting fragmented globally, greater exports no longer imply higher … domestic production, as imports of intermediate products used as inputs in exports also increase. Global Value Chains (GVCs …
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