Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
No 912: Liberalized Trade and Worker-Firm Matching
Carl Davidson, Fredrik Heyman (), Steven Matusz, Fredrik Sjöholm () and Susan Chun Zhu
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Carl Davidson: Michigan State University
Fredrik Heyman: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Postal: P.O. Box 55665, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Steven Matusz: Michigan State University
Fredrik Sjöholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Postal: and Lund University
Susan Chun Zhu: Michigan State University
Abstract: Recent theoretical analysis suggests that a reduction in the cost of exporting increases the degree of assortative matching between workers and firms in export-oriented industries. Changes that reduce the cost of imports have an ambiguous impact on matching. We combine detailed Swedish matched worker-firm data from 1995 – 2005 with tariff data to test these hypotheses. The data cover 94 sectors subject to international competition and includes all firms with at least 20 employees. Our findings strongly support the theoretical predictions.
Keywords: Matching; Globalization; Firms; Workers; Multinational Enterprises; International Trade
13 pages, April 3, 2012
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