Economic Growth and Multiskilled Workers in Manufacturing

Ki Seong Park

Journal of Labor Economics, 1996, vol. 14, issue 2, 254-85

Abstract: This article analyzes the causes of workers' multiskill training and, based on a survey of manufacturing plants and workers in South Korea, concludes that multiskill capability arises from specific on-the-job training paid for by the firm. The author describes various aspects of multiskilled workers and sets up a theoretical model in which multiskilled workers are assumed to be more productive than specialized workers for producing a new product but less productive for producing an existing product. The model entails several implications, including a positive cross-sectional correlation between the proportion of multiskilled workers and the growth rate of labor productivity. Copyright 1996 by University of Chicago Press.

Date: 1996
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