Trade with China and skill upgrading: Evidence from Belgian firm level data
We use Belgian firm-level data over the period 1996-2007 to analyze the impact of imports from China and other low-wage countries on firm growth, exit, and skill upgrading in manufacturing. For this purpose we use both industry-level and firm-level imports by country of origin and distinguish between firm-level outsourcing of final versus intermediate goods. Results indicate that, both industry-level import competition and firm-level outsourcing to China reduce firm employment growth and induce skill upgrading. In contrast, industry-level imports have no effect on Belgian firm survival, while... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | workingPaper |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Schlagwörter: | Import competition / Outsourcing / China / Skill upgrading |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27305221 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/118887 |