In a structural macroeconometric analysis based on comprehensive micro data, we examine the role of skill-biased technical change for the flattening of productivity growth and effects on hours worked. The results show that more than 60 percent of the slowdown in productivity growth in Germany...

Comparative sociologists have long considered occupations to be a key source of inequality. However, data constraints make comparative research on two of the more important contemporary drivers of occupational stratification - globalization and technological change - relatively scarce. This...

This study first develops a simple two-period model of employer-provided training to show that such training increases the worker’s incentives to work for more hours. The study then tests this prediction using United Kingdom Understanding Society survey data. The empirical analysis suggests...