Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Working Paper Series,
Research Institute of Industrial Economics

No 1437: Bargaining for Trade: When Exporting Becomes Detrimental for Female Wages

Daniel Halvarsson, Olga Lark (), Patrik Tingvall and Josefin Videnord
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Daniel Halvarsson: The Ratio Institute
Olga Lark: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Box 55665, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden
Patrik Tingvall: The National Board of Trade Sweden, Södertörn University
Josefin Videnord: Uppsala University

Abstract: 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 intensive in interpersonal contacts widens the gender wage gap. The effect is robust across various specifications and is most pronounced for domestic exporting firms, which do not trade within multinational corporations but with external foreign partners, where the contracting problem is most distinct. We ascribe this result to a male comparative advantage in bargainin

Keywords: Export; Gender wage gap; Gender inequality; Contract intensity; Interpersonal contacts; International trade

JEL-codes: F16; F66; J16; J31

Language: English

39 pages, September 7, 2022

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