Skill Upgrading and Exports
24 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2013
Date Written: July 12, 2013
Abstract
This paper analyzes the effects of international trade on the relative demand for skilled workers in Italian local labor markets. We find that exports cause a sizable skill upgrading in the labor force by increasing the average level of education of the workforce and the share of white-collars workers.
Keywords: international trade, labor demand, schooling, skill composition
JEL Classification: F12, J23, J24
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Accetturo, Antonio and Bugamelli, Matteo and Lamorgese, Andrea Roberto, Skill Upgrading and Exports (July 12, 2013). Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 919, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2293857 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2293857
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