New imported inputs, wages and worker mobility
We study how firms and industries adjust to increasing international trade in intermediate inputs.
In particular, we provide a comprehensive assessment of the effects of new imported inputs on wage
dynamics, on the skill-composition of the labor force, on worker mobility, and on assortative matching
between firms and workers. We employ matched employer-employee data for Italy, over 1995–2007.
We complement these data with information on the arrival of new imported inputs at the industry