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Globalization, creative destruction, and labor share change: Evidence on the determinants and mechanisms from longitudinal plant-level data

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  • Petri Böckerman

    (Palkansaajien tutkimuslaitos)

  • Mika Maliranta

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We examine the sources and micro-level mechanisms of the changes in the labor share of value added. We link the micro-level dynamics of the labor share change with that of productivity and wage growth. Using a useful variant of the decomposition method we make a distinction between the change in the average plant and the micro-level restructuring. With Finnish plant-level data covering three decades we show that micro-level restructuring is the link between the declining labor share and increasing productivity in 12 manufacturing industries of four regions, and that increased international trade is a factor underlying those shifts.

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  • Petri Böckerman & Mika Maliranta, 2009. "Globalization, creative destruction, and labor share change: Evidence on the determinants and mechanisms from longitudinal plant-level data," Working Papers 247, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE.
    • Handle: RePEc:pst:wpaper:247
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    Keywords

    Globalization; international trade; foreign ownership; micro-level restructuring; labor share;
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    JEL classification:

    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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