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Changes in the Demand for Skilled Labor within U. S. Manufacturing: Evidence from the Annual Survey of Manufactures

Berman, E., Bound, J., Griliches, Z.·1994·The Quarterly Journal of Economics
DOI 10.2307/2118467
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This paper investigates the shift in demand away from unskilled and toward skilled labor in U. S. manufacturing over the 1980s. Production labor-saving technological change is the chief explanation for this shift. That conclusion is based on three facts: (1) the shift is due mostly to increased use of skilled workers within the 450 industries in U. S. manufacturing rather than to a reallocation of employment between industries, as would be implied by a shift in product demand due to trade or to a defense buildup; (2) trade- and defense-demand are associated with only small employment reallocation effects; (3) increased use of nonproduction workers is strongly correlated with investment in computers and in R&D.

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Authors
Berman, E., Bound, J., & Griliches, Z.
Affiliations
  • Boston University (US)
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1994-05-01
Volume
109
Issue
2
Pages
367-397
ISSN
  • 0033-5533 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-4650
DOI
10.2307/2118467
OpenAlex
W2078001550
Cited by
1,870
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 46 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 63 · 2016: 43 · 2015: 73 · 2014: 63 · 2013: 75 · 2012: 55
FWCI
93.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Quarterly Journal of Economics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
Keywords
skilled labor demand, manufacturing employment, labor reallocation, defense spending, IT investment, R&D investment

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