International trade and collective bargaining outcomes: evidence from German employer-employee data

Gabriel Felbermayr, Andreas Hauptmann and Hans-Jörg Schmerer
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Hans-Jörg Schmerer: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany

No 201207, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "In theoretical trade models with variable markups and collective wage bargaining, export exposure may reduce the exporter wage premium. We test this prediction using linked German employer-employee data from 1996 to 2007. To separate the rent-sharing mechanism from assortative matching, we exploit individual worker information to construct profitability measures that are free of skill composition. We find that rent-sharing is less pronounced in more export intensive firms or in more open industries. The exporter wage premium is highest for low productivity firms. In line with theory, these findings are unique to the subsample of plants covered by collective bargaining." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Außenhandel; Auswirkungen; Einkommenseffekte; Export; Gewerkschaftspolitik; Gewinnbeteiligung; IAB-Linked-Employer-Employee-Datensatz; produzierendes Gewerbe; Tarifverhandlungen; 1996-2007 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 F16 J30 J51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2012
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Journal Article: International Trade and Collective Bargaining Outcomes: Evidence from German Employer–Employee Data (2014)
Working Paper: International Trade and Collective Bargaining Outcomes: Evidence from German Employer-Employee Data (2012)
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