Technology, wages, and skill shortages: evidence from UK micro data |
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Authors: | Haskel Jonathan; Martin Christopher |
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Institution: | Queen Mary, University of London, and CEPR
Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH; christopher.martin{at}brunel.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Why have skill shortages continue to persist despite increasesin training and the skill levels of the workforce? We arguethat technical progress has raised the demand for skilled labourto match the observed increase in supply. We provide econometricevidence in support of this hypothesis, showing that skill shortagesare higher for establishments that use advanced technology inthe production process. We also provide econometric evidencethat hiring difficulties are inversely related to the relativewage, as theory would suggest. Our results have clear implicationsfor policy. If technological progress continues to be skillbiased, policies that address skills deficiencies will onlybe successful if they produce a continual, rather than a temporary,increase in levels of skills among the workforce. |
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