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Within and between firm trends in job polarization : the roles of globalization and technology (2020)

Kerr, S., Maczulskij, T., & Maliranta, M. (2020). Within and between firm trends in job polarization : the roles of globalization and technology. Journal of Economic Geography, 20(4), 1003-1039. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbz028

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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kerr, Sari; Maczulskij, Terhi; Maliranta, Mika

Lehti tai sarja: Journal of Economic Geography

ISSN: 1468-2702

eISSN: 1468-2710

Julkaisuvuosi: 2020

Volyymi: 20

Lehden numero: 4

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 1003-1039

Kustantaja: Oxford University Press

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbz028

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73739

Tiivistelmä

We analyze occupational polarization within and across firms using a census of matched employer-employee panel data from Finland in the period of 2000-2014. As in most industrialized countries, the Finnish occupational distribution has polarized over the last decades. Using decomposition analysis, we find that jobs involving low-level service tasks increase mostly through the entry dynamics, while the high-level abstract task share increases largely within continuing firms. Worker-level occupational mobility points to some skill upgrading within continuing firms, while labor force entry and retirement contribute the polarizing trend. Instrumental variables (IVs) regressions confirm that this occupational restructuring is affected by the globalization of economic activity, including trade in goods and services, offshoring and outsourcing. For example, firms that outsource tasks abroad are more prone to lay off production workers, while domestic outsourcing leads to a reduction of both cognitive and service employees.

YSO-asiasanat: työmarkkinat; polarisaatio (yhteiskuntatieteet); ammattirakenne; rakennemuutos; kansainväliset markkinat; ulkoistaminen; globalisaatio; teknologinen kehitys

Vapaat asiasanat: job polarization; firm; outsourcing; international trade; R&D; ICT

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2020

JUFO-taso: 3