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skill-biased technical change: a standalone construct

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Labor economics

technological change that raises the productivity and demand for skilled workers more than for unskilled workers.

In labor economics, skill-biased technical change refers to technological change that raises the productivity and demand for skilled workers more than for unskilled workers. This meaning comes from Acemoglu (2002) in Journal of Economic Literature.[1]

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References

Acemoglu, D. (2002). Technical Change, Inequality, and the Labor Market. Journal of Economic Literature, 40(1), 7-72. https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.40.1.7

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