Essays about: "Skill Biased"
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1. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE
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2. The Effect of Language Proficiency on Immigrants' Labour Earnings
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This study examines the returns to language proficiency for immigrants in Germany. It uses self-reported language proficiency as a proxy for the objective skill level. Estimating the effect is complex and it is likely to be biased due to several factors, such as unobserved heterogeneity, measurement errors, and reverse causality. READ MORE
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3. Female Labor Supply and Earnings Inequality Under Skill-Biased Technological Change
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The gender education gap has reversed, women today account for the majority of college graduates. At the same time, skill-biased technological change strongly rewards highly-educated workers through the increased skill premium. In this thesis, I analyze the implications of combining these two facts through a heterogeneous agent model using U.S. READ MORE
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4. Labor income inequalities in Swedish municipalities 1991-2017 : A study on regional effects and possible origins
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : Income inequalities have become a matter of major concern following reports that the working class and lower middle class of developed economies have income levels that are falling behind. Few studies have been conducted on the regional level even though this perspective might better capture the development of income inequalities, since national averages might hide local differences. READ MORE
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5. Skill-Biased Technological Change: Distributional and Political Implications
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In this paper we synthesize theories on skill-biased technological change and political economy in order to understand the relationship between the widespread diffusion of information and communications technologies, the changes in the structure of the income distribution and the reduced levels of redistributive policies, witnessed since the 1970s. We construct a heuristic model where changes in relative supply and demand for skilled and unskilled labour, induced by skill-biased technological change, affect the distribution of income, the incentives and opportunities to organize politically and thus the relative power between different groups in society. READ MORE
