This article investigates the effect of shocks to the occu-pational structure of exporting firms induced by theintroduction of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) inimporting countries. We rely on specific trade concernsdata to identify trade-restrictive TBT measures, com-binedwithmatchedemployer-employeedataforFrenchexportersovertheperiod1995–2010,andinformationonthe product-destinations served by each exporter. Con-trolling for time-invariant firm/occupation fixed effectsand for time-varying sector/occupation shocks, the 2SLSestimates show that exporting firms adapt to the impo-sition of TBTs at destination by increasing the share of managers at the expense of blue collars, white collars and other professionals
TBTs, firm organization and labor structure / G. BARBA NAVARETTI, L. Fontagné, G. Orefice, G. Pica, A.C. Rosso. - In: REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. - ISSN 0965-7576. - (2023), pp. 1-35. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1111/roie.12714]
TBTs, firm organization and labor structure
G. BARBA NAVARETTI
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;G. Orefice;G. Pica;A.C. Rosso
2023
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This article investigates the effect of shocks to the occu-pational structure of exporting firms induced by theintroduction of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) inimporting countries. We rely on specific trade concernsdata to identify trade-restrictive TBT measures, com-binedwithmatchedemployer-employeedataforFrenchexportersovertheperiod1995–2010,andinformationonthe product-destinations served by each exporter. Con-trolling for time-invariant firm/occupation fixed effectsand for time-varying sector/occupation shocks, the 2SLSestimates show that exporting firms adapt to the impo-sition of TBTs at destination by increasing the share of managers at the expense of blue collars, white collars and other professionalsFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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