Explaining rising inequality: Skill‐biased technical change and north–south trade
We review the 'skill‐biased technological change (SBTC) versus North–South trade
(NST)'debate in order to explain widening wage inequality between skilled and unskilled …
(NST)'debate in order to explain widening wage inequality between skilled and unskilled …
The skill bias effect of technological and organisational change: Evidence and policy implications
Previous studies have suggested that technological change is the main cause of the recent
increase in demand for highly skilled workers in developed countries. However, a more …
increase in demand for highly skilled workers in developed countries. However, a more …
Financing constraints, firm dynamics, export decisions, and aggregate productivity
We present a dynamic model in which firms accumulate wealth to avoid bankruptcy and to
overcome financing constraints that affect their fixed operational costs and the costs of …
overcome financing constraints that affect their fixed operational costs and the costs of …
Financing constraints, radical versus incremental innovation, and aggregate productivity
A Caggese - American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2019 - aeaweb.org
I provide new empirical evidence on the negative relationship between financial frictions
and productivity growth over a firm's life cycle. I show that a model of firm dynamics with …
and productivity growth over a firm's life cycle. I show that a model of firm dynamics with …
Employee education, information and communication technologies, workplace organization, and trade: a comparative analysis of Greek and Swiss firms
We investigated the effect of modern information and communication technologies (ICT),
new forms of workplace organization, and trade (export) activities on the demand for …
new forms of workplace organization, and trade (export) activities on the demand for …
The informal recruitment channel and the quality of job-worker matches: an analysis on Italian survey data
V Meliciani, D Radicchia - Industrial and corporate change, 2011 - academic.oup.com
This article analyzes the consequences of being recruited through the informal channel in
the Italian labor market using data collected through a new survey implemented by Institute …
the Italian labor market using data collected through a new survey implemented by Institute …
Skills, technology and organisational innovation in Spanish firms
Purpose–The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evidence on the relationships
among new technologies, innovative work practices and upskilling in the Spanish case …
among new technologies, innovative work practices and upskilling in the Spanish case …
Trade, services, and wage inequality
P Askenazy - Oxford Economic Papers, 2005 - academic.oup.com
We develop a simple endogenous growth model with two countries, North that innovates,
and South. As in Dinopoulos and Segerstrom (1999), trade liberalization raises wage …
and South. As in Dinopoulos and Segerstrom (1999), trade liberalization raises wage …
Labour demand and the distribution of wages in South African manufacturing exporters
M Matthee, N Rankin, C Bezuidenhout - 2017 - econstor.eu
This paper contributes to the understanding of the linkages between exporting, labour
demand, and wages in South Africa. We disentangle labour market differences between …
demand, and wages in South Africa. We disentangle labour market differences between …
[BOOK][B] Offshoring and the skill composition of employment in the Italian manufacturing industries
AM Falzoni, L Tajoli - 2008 - academia.edu
In this paper, we assess the extent of offshoring in the Italian manufacturing industries, and
we study how this phenomenon is affecting the skill composition of employment. Measuring …
we study how this phenomenon is affecting the skill composition of employment. Measuring …