Technological change and the labor market evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry

The rise in wage inequality in the late-20th century has been widely linked to technological progress and the non-monotonic effect it has on workers of dif-ferent skill levels. Much of the work has been done in the context of recent advances in information and communication technology, which has rev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neuvonen, Tapani
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/59044