Human capital and wages in exporting firms
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Human capital and wages in exporting firms. / Munch, Jakob Roland; Skaksen, Jan Rose.
In: Journal of International Economics, Vol. 75, No. 2, 2008, p. 363-372.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Human capital and wages in exporting firms
AU - Munch, Jakob Roland
AU - Skaksen, Jan Rose
N1 - JEL classification: J30, F10, I20
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This paper studies the link between the education level of workers, export performance and wages. We argue that firms may escape intense competition in international markets by using high skilled workers to differentiate their products. This story is consistent with our empirical results. Using a very rich matched worker-firm longitudinal dataset, we find that there is a weak negative direct effect of exporting on wages, but an interaction term between export intensity and skill intensity has a positive impact on wages. That is, we find an export wage premium, but only in firms where the skill intensity is sufficiently high
AB - This paper studies the link between the education level of workers, export performance and wages. We argue that firms may escape intense competition in international markets by using high skilled workers to differentiate their products. This story is consistent with our empirical results. Using a very rich matched worker-firm longitudinal dataset, we find that there is a weak negative direct effect of exporting on wages, but an interaction term between export intensity and skill intensity has a positive impact on wages. That is, we find an export wage premium, but only in firms where the skill intensity is sufficiently high
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - exports
KW - rent sharing
KW - matched worker-firm data
U2 - 10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.02.006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 75
SP - 363
EP - 372
JO - Journal of International Economics
JF - Journal of International Economics
SN - 0022-1996
IS - 2
ER -
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