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Method of Moments (GMM-SYS), this paper attempts to establish the nature of manufacturing employment in Ethiopia and the role … labour-augmenting effect, increasing total manufacturing employment. The two-equation dynamic framework implemented to … analyse enterprise-level employment trends by skill level provides some evidence of skill-bias specific to enterprises with …
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Using the Colombian Annual Manufacturing Survey (EAM) between 2000 and 2013, this paper investigates the existence of …
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all skill groups except for unskilled labor. New ICT and the share of training expenditures are primary forces behind OC …
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main reason for the decline in relative demand for low skilled labor. While most analyses focus on manufacturing industries …, this paper presents empirical evidence that technological skill bias is also present for business related services, an … five different skill groups. The micro-level data also allow the analysis of shifting employment patterns for a single …
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reallocation and changes in wage pressure, and examine how skill- biased technical change (SBTC) affects the task composition …, wages of both skill groups, and unemployment. In contrast to the canonical model with a fixed task allocation, low …
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of both skill groups, and unemployment. In contrast to the canonical model with a fixed task allocation, low …
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top-paying jobs, entry wages and wage growth, and skill premia over time. To allow for a detailed analysis, we distinguish …
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This paper examines the empirical implications of technological changes for skill demand and wage inequality in … Indonesia. According to the National Labor Force Survey of Indonesia, the share of educated workers and wage skill premium …, particularly among formal workers, suggesting evidence of skill-biased technological changes. The empirical evidence from the data …
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An important goal of immigration policy is to facilitate the entry of foreignborn workers whose skills are in short supply in national labor markets. In recent decades, information and communication technology [ICT] has fueled the demand for highly educated workers at the expense of lower...
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We use data from a new international dataset - the European Skills and Jobs Survey - to create a unique measure of skills-displacing technological change (SDT), defined as technological change that may render workers' skills obsolete. We find that 16 percent of adult workers in the EU are...
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