@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp11299, author={Dauth, Wolfgang and Findeisen, Sebastian and Suedekum, Jens}, title={Adjusting to Globalization in Germany}, year={2018}, month={Jan}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={11299}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp11299}, abstract={We study the impact of trade exposure in the job biographies, measured with daily accuracy, of 2.4 million workers in Germany. To profit from export opportunities, workers adjust through increased employer switching. Highly skilled workers benefit the most, consistent with an increase in skill demand. The incidence of import shocks falls mostly on low-skilled workers, as they are not able to adjust as well as medium- and high-skilled workers. Imports also destroy rents by workers at high-wage plants who separate from their original firm. We connect our results to the growing theoretical literature on the labor market effects of trade.}, keywords={international trade;individual labor market responses;work biographies;worker mobility;Germany}, }