OECD Trade Policy Papers

ISSN :
1816-6873 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/18166873
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This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected trade policy studies prepared for use within the OECD.

NB. No. 1 to No. 139 were released under the previous series title OECD Trade Policy Working Papers.

 

Employment and Trade in France

A Firm-Level View (1995-2004) You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Francis Kramarz1
Author Affiliations
  • 1: CREST-ENSAE, France

Publication Date
21 Oct 2011
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No.:
124
Pages
23
DOI
10.1787/5kg3mkgh4czn-en

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This paper examines, in France, the relationship between imports – and trade more generally – and employment. It builds on the burgeoning literature relating trade and labour markets, taking into account theories of firm-level trade and previous empirical work. The analysis in the paper draws on three data sources to establish a matched firm-level data set covering trade, economic variables and employment for the time period from 1995 to 2004. The data set covers manufacturing firms. The paper develops estimates of the relationship between employment and trade activity at the firm level, first on an aggregate basis and then at industry level. Additional assessments are made with respect to the firms’ experience with changes in imports of finished goods and intermediates. The conclusion sums up the results and relates these to previous work on the relationship of trade and employment in France, pointing to some possible explanations and areas for further research.
Also available in: French
Keywords:
inclusive growth, employment, trade, wages
JEL Classification:
  • F16: International Economics / Trade / Trade and Labor Market Interactions