International competition, returns to skill, and labor market adjustment (English)

Does increased import competition lead to higher returns to skill within an industry and, therefore, to greater incentives for skill acquisition? Does it also induce skill upgrading by the industry’s existing workforce? To answer these questions, this paper follows individual workers across skills/occupations, firms, and industries using a longitudinal matched employer-employee data set covering all workers and firms in Portugal over 1986-2000. To...

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Falvey,Rod;

Greenaway,David;

Silva,Joana C. G.;
Document Date
2018/03/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8365
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/03/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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International competition, returns to skill, and labor market adjustment
Keywords
international competition

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Falvey,Rod; Greenaway,David; Silva,Joana C. G..

International competition, returns to skill, and labor market adjustment (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8365 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/872841520954666920

International competition, returns to skill, and labor market adjustment (English)

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