Matching, Sorting, and the Distributional Effects of International Trade
Publication Year
2017
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We study the distributional consequences of trade in a world with two industries and two heterogeneous factors of production. Productivity in each production unit reflects the ability of the manager and the abilities of the workers, with complementarity between the two. We begin by examining the forces that govern the sorting of worker and manager types to industries and the matching of workers and managers within industries. We then consider how changes in relative output prices generated by changes in the trading environment affect sorting, matching, and the distributions of wages and salaries.
Journal
Journal of Political Economy
Volume
125
Pages
224–264
Date Published
feb
ISSN Number
0022-3808
ISBN
9780821383537
DOI