Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

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Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data. / Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim.
Microeconometrics of International Trade. ed. / Joachim Wagner. World Scientific Publishing Co., 2016. p. 177-213 (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; Vol. 52).

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Harvard

Schank, T, Schnabel, C & Wagner, J 2016, Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data. in J Wagner (ed.), Microeconometrics of International Trade. World Scientific Studies in international Economics, vol. 52, World Scientific Publishing Co., pp. 177-213. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813109698_0005

APA

Schank, T., Schnabel, C., & Wagner, J. (2016). Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data. In J. Wagner (Ed.), Microeconometrics of International Trade (pp. 177-213). (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; Vol. 52). World Scientific Publishing Co.. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813109698_0005

Vancouver

Schank T, Schnabel C, Wagner J. Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data. In Wagner J, editor, Microeconometrics of International Trade. World Scientific Publishing Co. 2016. p. 177-213. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics). doi: 10.1142/9789813109698_0005

Bibtex

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