Exports and job training

Paulo Bastos; Joana Silva; Rafael Proença

doi:10.1111/roie.12236

Exports and job training

Paulo Bastos, Joana Silva^*, Rafael Proença

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This paper examines whether export participation matters for job training, drawing on longitudinal worker–firm data for Brazilian manufacturing linked with detailed records on training activity from the main provider. Using industry-specific exchange-rate movements to generate exogenous variation in export status at the firm level, we find that export participation tends to increase the share of workers who receive technical upgrading. We also provide evidence that technical upgrading has positive returns to trainees within exporting firms. These results support the hypothesis that exporting requires skill upgrading, and suggest that this is partially achieved by training firms’ existing workforce.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	737-756
Number of pages	20
Journal	Review of International Economics
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12236
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Festschrift Conference in honor of Sir David Greenaway - Highfield House, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Jun 2015 → 25 Jun 2015

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