Changes in Demand for Skilled Labour in Denmark – A Disaggregate Perspective

Nikolaj Malchow-Møller and Jan Skaksen

Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2004, vol. 2004, issue 1, 67-80

Abstract: We provide an industry-level analysis of labour demand changes in Denmark over the last two decades. The analysis shows that there has been considerable variation across industries, and that large Danish industries have traditionally experienced relatively smaller increases in the relative demand for skilled labour. This may partly explain why wage inequality between skilled and less skilled workers has risen less in Denmark than in other countries. We also find that the relative increase in the demand for skilled labour has been concentrated in already skill-intensive industries. Since the relative importance of these industries must be expected to grow over time, this may reinforce the shift in demand for skilled labour.

Keywords: labour; inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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