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In this paper, I study technological change as a candidate for the observed increase in consumption inequality in the United States. I build an incomplete market model with educational choice combined with a task-based model on the production side. I consider two channels through which...
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occurred simultaneously, is the reduction of the total factor productivity during the emergence of the computerage - the so … called productivity paradox. This contribution offers a simple unified solution to both of these puzzles and explains the … share of individuals who choose a less productive qualification may lead to a transitory slowdown of the productivity growth …
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Recent evidence suggests that automation technologies entail a trade-off between productivity gains and employment …. It shows significant productivity and employment gains from automation in Indonesian manufacturing during the years 2008 … plausible reasons for the absence of this trade-off. First, it documents the presence of diminishing productivity returns to …
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We investigate the impact of product market competition on firms’ automation investments. We use a rich combination of … competition in export markets tend to reduce investments in automation technologies. These average negative effects are driven by … the least productive firms, while the most efficient exporters in industries that are more prone to automation tend to …
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occured simultaneously, is the reduction of the total factor productivity during the emergence of the computerage - the so … called productivity paradox. This contribution offers a simple unified solution to both of these puzzles and explains the … share of individuals who choose a less productive qualification may lead to a transitory slowdown of the productivity growth …
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investments in railways, faster structural change, and higher firm productivity. We also find that the change of political power …
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occured simultaneously, is the reduction of the total factor productivity during the emergence of the computerage - the so … called productivity paradox. This contribution offers a simple unified solution to both of these puzzles and explains the … share of individuals who choose a less productive qualification may lead to a transitory slowdown of the productivity growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187360
This paper provides empirical evidence of the link between technological change in different technology intensive sectors and overall income (and not simply earnings) inequality in some EU eastern and western countries. In a first step, skill-biased technological change hypothesis is tested...
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Using the specific case of the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN) project, this paper illustrates the effect the short-term return of highly qualified migrants abroad can have on capacity building in the origin country through...
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Using the specific case of the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN) project, this paper illustrates the effect the short-term return of highly qualified migrants abroad can have on capacity building in the origin country through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653058