کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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971531 | 932349 | 2012 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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This paper studies the effect of imported inputs on the relative demand for high-skill labor. To this purpose, it applies propensity score matching techniques to firm-level data for 27 transition countries. The results show that importing inputs induces skill upgrading. Specifically, it explains more than one-quarter of the unconditional difference between importers and non-importers in the employment share of high-skill workers. The paper explores possible mechanisms behind this result. In particular, it reports suggestive evidence that importing leads firms to engage in high-skill intensive activities, such as production of new goods, improvement of product quality and, to a lesser extent, R&D and technology adoption.
► Analysis of the effects of imported inputs on skill upgrading.
► Propensity score matching applied to firm-level data for 27 countries.
► Imported inputs increase the relative demand for high-skill labor.
► Importing induces firms to engage in high-skill intensive activities.
Journal: Labour Economics - Volume 19, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 957–969