The wage response in exporting firms: evidence from machinery and chemical industries in India

Kar, Saibal and Majumdar, Devleena (2015): The wage response in exporting firms: evidence from machinery and chemical industries in India. Published in: International Journal of Employment Studies , Vol. 23, No. 1 : pp. 62-76.

Abstract

This paper investigates if the exporting firms belonging to two rather large industries in India, namely, machinery and chemicals, display positive wage movements as functions of export earnings and a vector of important explanatory variables. In this context, we use a number of control variables that alongside the volume of exports can also explain the direction and magnitude of wage movements in exporting firms.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Industry, exporters, Chemical, machinery, wage, India
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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