What demand-side and institutional Factors raised the skilled wage premium over the 1980s in UK manufacturing? Using a panel of 80 industries over 1980-9, we find that (1) the average skill premium rose by around 13 percentage points; (2) computer introduction explains around 50% of this rise; (3) the growth in small firms and in contracting-out together explain around 20% of the rise; and (4) the fall in unionization explains around 15% of the rise.
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Nor, Norashidah Mohamed
Nor, Nor Ghani Md.
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Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Econ & Business, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaUniv Putra Malaysia, Fac Econ & Management, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Nor, Nor Ghani Md.
Abdullah, Ahmad Zainuddin
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Abdullah, Ahmad Zainuddin
Jalil, Suhaila Abd.
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South China Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Commerce, Guangzhou, Peoples R ChinaSouth China Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Commerce, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
Miao, Miao
Zhang, Yan
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Chongqing Technol & Business Univ, Sch Econ, Chongqing 400067, Peoples R ChinaSouth China Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Commerce, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
Zhang, Yan
Zheng, Shilin
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Peking Univ, Natl Sch Dev, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaSouth China Univ Technol, Sch Econ & Commerce, Guangzhou, Peoples R China