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Imported skill-biased technological change in developing countries
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Conte, Andrea and Vivarelli, Marco (2011) Imported skill-biased technological change in developing countries. Developing Economies, Vol.49 (No.1). pp. 36-65. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1049.2010.00121.x ISSN 0012-1533.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1049.2010.00121.x
Abstract
This paper discusses the occurrence of skill-enhancing technology import, namely, the relationship between imports of embodied technology and widening skill-based employment differentials in low- and middle-income countries. Generalized method of moments (GMM) techniques are applied to an original panel dataset comprising 28 manufacturing sectors for 23 countries over a decade. Econometric results provide robust evidence of the determinants of widening employment differentials in low- and middle-income countries. In particular, the proposed empirical evidence indicates capital-skill complementarity as a possible source of skill bias, while imported skill-enhancing technology emerges as an additional driver of increasing demand for the skilled workers in these countries.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Developing Economies | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0012-1533 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.49 | ||||
Number: | No.1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 36-65 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2010.00121.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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