Over the last three decades the labor market of most developed countries have experienced a sustained period of upskilling. This means an overall increase in the skill requirement of jobs determined by the demand for skilled labor. This suggests that their labor demand has become more skill intensiv...

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Main Authors: Alexis S. Esposto, Luis Federico Giménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (Ediuns) 2011-10-01
Series:Estudios Económicos
Subjects:
labor force
employment change
knowledge Intensity
Online Access:https://ojs.uns.edu.ar/ee/article/view/776
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spelling doaj-1a72f70e1c0e496e90ea9d96597c24c92021-02-02T19:26:24ZengEditorial de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (Ediuns)Estudios Económicos0425-368X2525-12952011-10-012856Alexis S. Esposto0Luis Federico Giménez1Swinburne University of TechnologyUniversidad Nacional de CuyoOver the last three decades the labor market of most developed countries have experienced a sustained period of upskilling. This means an overall increase in the skill requirement of jobs determined by the demand for skilled labor. This suggests that their labor demand has become more skill intensive, shifting towards skilled workers relatively to unskilled workers. An analysis of job growth of the Argentine labor market between 1997 and 2009 using data from the EPH, evidences a process of deskilling over this period, with serious implications in terms of competitiveness and about issues related to increasing social and economic inequality.https://ojs.uns.edu.ar/ee/article/view/776labor forceemployment changeknowledge Intensity
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Luis Federico Giménez
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Luis Federico Giménez
Estudios Económicos
labor force
employment change
knowledge Intensity
author_facet Alexis S. Esposto
Luis Federico Giménez
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publisher Editorial de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (Ediuns)
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2525-1295
publishDate 2011-10-01
description Over the last three decades the labor market of most developed countries have experienced a sustained period of upskilling. This means an overall increase in the skill requirement of jobs determined by the demand for skilled labor. This suggests that their labor demand has become more skill intensive, shifting towards skilled workers relatively to unskilled workers. An analysis of job growth of the Argentine labor market between 1997 and 2009 using data from the EPH, evidences a process of deskilling over this period, with serious implications in terms of competitiveness and about issues related to increasing social and economic inequality.
topic labor force
employment change
knowledge Intensity
url https://ojs.uns.edu.ar/ee/article/view/776
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