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Exports, Export Destinations, and Skills
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- Brambilla, Irene (Author)
- Lederman, Daniel (Author)
- Porto, Guido (Author)
Title
Exports, Export Destinations, and Skills
Abstract
This paper explores the links between exports, export destinations,and skill utilization. We identify two mechanisms behind these links:differences across destinations in quality valuation and in exportingrequired services, activities that are intensive in skilled labor.Depending on the characteristics of the source country (income,language), the theories suggest a skill-bias in export destinations.We test the theory using a panel of Argentine manufacturing firms.We find that Argentine firms exporting to high-income countrieshired more skilled workers than other exporters and domestic firms.Instead, we cannot identify any causal effect of exporting per se onskill utilization. (JEL F14, F16, J24, L60, O14, O19)
Publication
American Economic Review
Volume
102
Issue
7
Pages
3406-38
Date
2012-12
Citation
Brambilla, I., Lederman, D., & Porto, G. (2012). Exports, Export Destinations, and Skills. American Economic Review, 102, 3406–3438.
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