Do exporters pay fair-wage premiums?

Andreas Hauptmann and Hans-Joerg Schmerer ()

Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 121, issue 2, 179-182

Abstract: Egger et al. (2011) propose a structural estimation of the exporter wage premium employing a Melitz-trade model with rent sharing due to fair-wage concerns. Our alternative identification strategy, based upon voluntary payments above the agreed wage floor for employers subject to collective agreements, confirms their results.

Keywords: Exporter wage premium; Fair wages; Labor market imperfections; Wage drift (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 J31 J51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.06.036

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