The skill bias effect of technological and organisational change: Evidence and policy implications

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-157

  Piva, Mariacristina ^a   Santarelli, Enrico ^b,c,d   Vivarelli, Marco ^a,c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Growth and Public Policy Group   (Germany)

^d ENCORE   (Netherlands)

^e INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^f IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Organisational change; Skill bias; Technology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SKILL BIAS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 17044422210     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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