The impact of ICT on the demand for skilled labour: A cross-country comparison

被引:37
作者
O'Mahony, Mary [2 ]
Robinson, Catherine
Vecchi, Michela [1 ]
机构
[1] Middlesex Univ, Sch Business, London N17 8HR, England
[2] Univ Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
关键词
ICT; Skills; Labour demand;
D O I
10.1016/j.labeco.2008.02.001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper provides a unique cross-country comparative perspective on the impact of information and communication technology on the demand for skilled labour. It employs panel data for the US, the UK and France, comprising several skill categories for each country for the 1980s and 1990s. The paper considers the issue of whether skill bias is transitory or permanent both by considering changes through time and by dividing the highly skilled into IT specific and other occupations. The results indicate that the impact of technology on the demand for skilled labour is slowing down, at least in the US, supporting a transitory interpretation. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1435 / 1450
页数:16
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