This paper studies the effect of imported inputs on the relative demand for high-skill labor. To this purpose, it applies propensity score matching techniques to firm-level data for 27 transition countries. The results show that importing inputs induces skill upgrading. Specifically, it explains more than one-quarter of the unconditional difference between importers and non-importers in the employment share of high-skill workers. The paper explores possible mechanisms behind this result. In particular, it reports suggestive evidence that importing leads firms to engage in high-skill intensive activities, such as production of new goods, improvement of product quality and, to a lesser extent, R&D and technology adoption.

(2012). Imported Inputs and Skill Upgrading [journal article - articolo]. In LABOUR ECONOMICS. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/192146

Imported Inputs and Skill Upgrading

Crino', Rosario
2012-01-01

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This paper studies the effect of imported inputs on the relative demand for high-skill labor. To this purpose, it applies propensity score matching techniques to firm-level data for 27 transition countries. The results show that importing inputs induces skill upgrading. Specifically, it explains more than one-quarter of the unconditional difference between importers and non-importers in the employment share of high-skill workers. The paper explores possible mechanisms behind this result. In particular, it reports suggestive evidence that importing leads firms to engage in high-skill intensive activities, such as production of new goods, improvement of product quality and, to a lesser extent, R&D and technology adoption.
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Crino', Rosario
(2012). Imported Inputs and Skill Upgrading [journal article - articolo]. In LABOUR ECONOMICS. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/192146
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