Replication data for: Firm Dynamics, Job Turnover, and Wage Distributions in an Open Economy

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Project Citation:

Cosar, A. Kerem, Guner, Nezih, and Tybout, James. Replication data for: Firm Dynamics, Job Turnover, and Wage Distributions in an Open Economy. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112863V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper explores the combined effects of reductions in trade frictions, tariffs, and firing costs on firm dynamics, job turnover, and wage distributions. It uses establishment-level data from Colombia to estimate an open economy dynamic model that links trade to job flows and wages. Counterfactual experiments imply that Colombia's integration with global product markets increased its national income at the expense of higher unemployment, greater wage inequality, and increased firm-level volatility. In contrast, contemporaneous labor market reforms dampened the increase in unemployment and aggregate job turnover. The results speak more generally to the effects of globalization on labor markets. (JEL F13, F16, F66, J31, J63, O15, O19)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      F13 Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
      F16 Trade and Labor Market Interactions
      F66 Economic Impacts of Globalization: Labor
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      J63 Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O19 International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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