Skill-biased technical change: On technology and wages in the Netherlands

This paper investigates the shift in demand away from low-skilled and towards high-skilled labour in the Netherlands over the 1990s. Making the distinction between the effects of technical change on job type and job level, the conclusion is that skill-biased technical change based on job level is the chief cause for this shift.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Bruinshoofd, Allard ; Weel, Bas ter
Institutions:	Maastricht : MERIT, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology
Subject:	labour economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Research Memoranda.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	The text is part of a series Research Memoranda Number 021
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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