The role of technology in determining skilled employment: An economy-wide approach
Staff research paper
This paper by Patrick Laplagne, Peter Marshall and Susan Stone was released on 28 August 2001. The paper investigates the shift in demand toward skilled workers in an economywide framework, and compares the role of skill biased technological change with that of trade in explaining the increased demand for skilled workers.
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The Role of Technology in Determining Skilled Employment: An Economywide Approach (PDF 284.9 KB)Over the past twenty years, there has been a shift toward employment of skilled workers in Australia, as well as in many other industrialised economies.
A staff research paper by Patrick Laplagne, Peter Marshall and Susan Stone on The Role of Technology in Determining Skilled Employment: An Economywide Approach compares the role of technological change with that of trade in explaining the increased demand for skilled workers.
The paper shows technology has played the dominant role in changing employment patterns in Australia. This finding is consistent across industries, including those having experienced increased import competition. Rising capital intensity of production has also promoted the employment of more highly skilled workers.
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