Is Technological Change Biased Towards the Unskilled in Services? An Empirical Investigation

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Economic Dynamics
Year: 2013
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 312-331

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2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

I fit a two-sector general equilibrium model to U.S. data in 1963-2005 in order to infer technological processes that affect the college premium. In skill intensive services factor augmenting technological change is slower for college graduates relative to less skilled workers. I find the opposite in the rest of the economy. This indicates that technological change is more complex than what we observe at the aggregate level. The results are

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RePEc Handle
repec:red:issued:11-241
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29