Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
Lund University, Department of Economics
No 2022:13: Bargaining for Trade: When Exporting Becomes Detrimental for Female Wages
Daniel Halvarsson, Olga Lark (), Patrik Tingvall and Josefin Videnord
Additional contact information
Daniel Halvarsson: The Ratio Institute
Olga Lark: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: School of Economics and Management, Box 7080, S-220 07 Lund, 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 bargaining.
Keywords: Export; Gender wage gap; Gender inequality; Contract intensity; Interpersonal contacts; International trade
Language: English
40 pages, August 15, 2022
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