Trade, Wages, and Collective Bargaining: Evidence from France

标题Trade, Wages, and Collective Bargaining: Evidence from France
出版物类型报告
出版物年份2015
作者Carluccio, Juan, Fougere, Denis, and Gautier, Erwan
Date Published2015///
InstitutionIZA Discussion Paper No. 8894
CityBonn, Germany
关键词collective bargaining, exports, firm-level wages, France, offshoring
Abstract

We estimate the impact of international trade on wages using data for French manufacturing firms. We instrument firm-level trade flows with firm-specific instrumental variables based on world demand and supply shocks. Both export and offshoring shocks have a positive effect on wages. Exports increase wages for all occupational categories while offshoring has heterogeneous effects. The impact of trade on wages varies across bargaining regimes. In firms with collective bargaining, the elasticity of wages with respect to exports and offshoring is higher than in firms with no collective bargaining. Wage gains associated with collective bargaining are similar across worker categories.

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