Essays about: "Emil Bustos"

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  1. 1. Skill-Biased Technological Change: Distributional and Political Implications

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Emil Bustos; Jesper Vinge; [2015]
    Keywords : Income Distribution; Interest Groups; Lobbying; Skill Biased; Technological Change;

    Abstract : 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