Technology and Skill Demand in Mexico

Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ASSETS;    AUTONOMY;    BOOK VALUE;    CHILD NUTRITION;    COAL;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-2779
RP-ID  :  WPS2779

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The author investigates the effects oftechnology on the employment and wages of differentlyskilled Mexican manufacturing workers using firm panel datafrom 1992-99. She analyzes the relationship betweentechnology and skill demand. Findings support theskill-biased technical change hypothesis. She then examinesthe temporal relationship of technology adoption to firmproductivity and worker wages. The author finds that skilledlabor increases after technology adoption. And wages of bothskilled and semi-skilled workers exhibit markedly increasedgrowth rates compared with the growth rate of low-skilledworkers. The results show that investment in human capitalimproves technology-driven productivity gains.