Skill upgrading and exports

Antonio Accetturo, Matteo Bugamelli and Andrea Lamorgese

No 919, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effects of international trade on the relative demand for skilled workers in Italian local labor markets. We find that exports cause a sizable skill upgrading in the labor force by increasing the average level of education of the workforce and the share of white-collars workers.

Keywords: international trade; labor demand; schooling; skill composition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 J23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-07
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