This paper shows robust effects of trade shocks on within-firm wage inequality through
changes in firm hierarchies. It uses two distinct research designs—one considering firm …

This paper finds that globalization is contributing to the rapid increase in executive
compensation. Employing comprehensive data on top executives at major US companies …

We present a heterogeneous-firm model in which management ability increases both
production efficiency and product quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management …

This article examines how final product trade with China shapes and interacts with labor
market imperfections that create market power in labor markets and prevent an efficient …

This article investigates how changing production processes and increasing market power
at the firm level relate to a fall in Germany's manufacturing sector labour share. Coinciding …

A growing literature aiming at explaining differences in productivity and access to global
export markets across firms has focused on the internal organization of firms. This paper …

ABSTRACT According to the Melitz [2003.'The Impact of Trade on Intra-Industry
Reallocations and Aggregate Industry Productivity.'Econometrica 71: 1695–1725] model …

This paper proposes a new determinant of labor share changes. Using micro-data on the
universe of French manufacturing exporters over 1995–2007, I show that a measure of …

This paper explores the link between exports and the demand for skilled tasks. Using the
Chilean Encuesta Nacional Industrial Anual (ENIA), an annual census of manufacturing …

The objective of this paper is to show that part of the fixed cost of a firm's trade expansion is
due to the acquisition of new internal capabilities (eg, technology, production processes or …