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Author-Name: Wolfgang Dauth
Author-X-Name-First: Wolfgang 
Author-X-Name-Last: Dauth

Author-Name: Hans-Joerg Schmerer
Author-X-Name-First: Hans-Joerg
Author-X-Name-Last: Schmerer

Author-Name: Erwin Winkler
Author-X-Name-First: Erwin 
Author-X-Name-Last: Winkler

Title: Exporters and Wage Inequality during the Great Recession - Evidence from Germany

	
Abstract: We analyze the evolution of the exporter wage premium (EWP) during the Great Recession and the resulting impact on wage inequality in Germany. Our results show that the EWP declined sharply between 2007 and 2008 and stagnated afterwards. This pattern is due to exporters starting to adjust their wage-setting one year earlier than non-exporters, likely due to the sharp decrease of foreign orders starting in late 2007. Finally, our decomposition shows that the fall of the EWP had a notable negative and persistent eect on wage inequality.
Length:  18 pages
Creation-Date:  2015-04
File-URL: http://www.bgpe.de/texte/DP/158_DauthSchmererWinkler.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2015
Number: 158
Classification-JEL: F16, J31
Keywords: exporter wage premium, wage-inequality, Great Recession, international trade, matched employer-employee data
Handle: RePEc:bav:wpaper:158_DauthSchmererWinkler