Market concentration and the relative demand for college-educated labour

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作者
Akerman, Anders [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
[2] Univ Stavanger, Postboks 8600, N-4036 Stavanger, Norway
关键词
TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TECHNICAL CHANGE; INEQUALITY; FIRMS; PRODUCTIVITY; SKILLS; RISE;
D O I
10.1111/ecca.12504
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
If large firms employ relatively more educated workers, will an increase in market concentration increase income inequality by raising the relative demand for skill? I use Swedish employer-employee data from 1997-2016 and find a strong correlation between firm size and the share of college-educated ('skilled') workers. An increase in a sector's market concentration is correlated with a higher skilled wage premium and higher relative employment of skilled workers. This is due mainly to the reallocation of workers across firms. I demonstrate how these findings can be explained by a model of heterogeneous firms where productivity and skill intensity are positively correlated.
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页码:292 / 319
页数:28
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