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dc.contributor.authorSørensen, Andersen
dc.contributor.authorSkaksen, Jan Roseen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:17:06Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:17:06Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20829-
dc.description.abstractRelative wages have been remarkably rigid for the last two decades in Danish manufacturing despite large shifts in relative employment from unskilled labor towards skilled and educated labor. Assuming capital-skill complementarity and fixed relative wages as a consequence of labor market institutions, we argue that skill upgrading is more pronounced during downturns than upturns. This prediction is supported by a high positive and significant correlationbetween changes in relative employment of skilled labor and changes in the unemployment rate. Furthermore, we show that international outsourcing has played an important role in explaining the shift in relative labor demand.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x664en
dc.subject.jelO39en
dc.subject.jelF02en
dc.subject.jelE32en
dc.subject.jelJ51en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordrigid relative wagesen
dc.subject.keywordskill upgradingen
dc.subject.keywordbusiness cycleen
dc.subject.keywordoutsourcingen
dc.subject.keywordskill biased technological changesen
dc.subject.stwLohnstrukturen
dc.subject.stwQualifikationen
dc.subject.stwLohnrigiditäten
dc.subject.stwFacharbeiteren
dc.subject.stwArbeitsnachfrageen
dc.subject.stwKonjunkturen
dc.subject.stwOutsourcingen
dc.subject.stwTechnischer Fortschritten
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwDänemarken
dc.titleSkill Upgrading and Rigid Relative Wages: The Case of Danish Manufacturing-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn360820042en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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