Biased technological change and employment reallocation

B-Tier
Journal: Labour Economics
Year: 2020
Volume: 67
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

To study the drivers of the employment reallocation across sectors and occupations between 1960 and 2017 in the US we present a model where technology evolves at the sector-occupation cell level. Drawing on key equations of the production side we infer technologies directly from the data. We assess the magnitude of neutral, sector-, and occupation-specific components in technological change and study their consequences for labor market outcomes in general equilibrium where occupational choice and demands for sectoral outputs change endogenously with technology. Our findings indicate a major role for occupation-specific technological changes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:labeco:v:67:y:2020:i:c:s0927537120301342
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24