Heitger, Bernhard; J¸rgen Stehn - In: The World Economy 26 (2003) 10, pp. 1481-1502
This paper empirically examines three possible reasons for the high and rising unemployment of low-skilled employees in Germany: (i) an upsurge in inter-industry trade, (ii) a skill-biased technical change, and (iii) a failure of labour market adjustment. The empirical analyses indicate that an...