Effects on Employment of Trade and Technical Change: Evidence from Norway.

A study was conducted using matched employer-employee data to explore trade and technology-related explanations for the change in plant-level skill composition in Norway. Findings revealed that the changes were occurring chiefly as a result of a reallocation of labor resources between plants within...

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Published in:Economica Vol. 70; pp. 293 - 330
Main Authors: Salvanes, Kjell G., Førre, Svein Erik
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May 2003
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      ab: A study was conducted using matched employer-employee data to explore trade and technology-related explanations for the change in plant-level skill composition in Norway. Findings revealed that the changes were occurring chiefly as a result of a reallocation of labor resources between plants within sectors, thus resulting in greater distribution of skills across establishments. Furthermore, it was found that estimations of plant-level dynamic demand functions supported skill-biased technological change, through a positive gross job creation effect; a strong effect from trade was evident along the gross job destruction margin for low- and medium-educated workers in sectors open to increased competition from abroad; and highly educated employees were observed to be insulated from negative trade effects.
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