 Job Destruction, Heterogeneous Workers, Trade and Technical Change: Matched Worker/Plant Data Evidence from NorwayKjell G Salvanes and S.E. Forre Working Papers from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- Abstract: Using matched worker/plant level data for Norway, trade and technology explanations for the change in skill composition are assessed using direct evidence on the job creation and destruction for workers with high, medium and low education level. In order to disentangle the supply and demand effects, we fix the skill level by analysing the job creation process for skills within cohorts of workers. The econometric analysis support skill-biased technical change via positive gross and net job creation effects in high-tech sectors. A opposed to most studies we also find a negative impact on job displacement for all types of workers is found in sectors exposed to strong import competition. Skill-biased technical change is also supported by the descriptive statistics in that most net employment changes takes place within both the manufacturing sector and a service sector, and most job turnover takes place between plants. Keywords: JOB CREATION; EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGY; TRADE (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:fth:norgee:15/99 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Working Papers from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HELLEVEIEN 30, 5035 BERGEN SANDVIKEN NORWAY.. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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