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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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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spellingShingle Neuvonen, Tapani Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry skill-biased technological change Kansantaloustiede Economics 2041 merenkulku polarisaatio työmarkkinat teknologinen kehitys palkkaerot maritime navigation polarisation labour market technological development wage differentials
title Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
title_full Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
title_fullStr Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
title_full_unstemmed Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
title_short Technological change and the labor market
title_sort technological change and the labor market evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late 19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
title_sub evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
title_txtP Technological change and the labor market : evidence on the impact of the steam engine in late-19th century merchant maritime shipping industry
topic skill-biased technological change Kansantaloustiede Economics 2041 merenkulku polarisaatio työmarkkinat teknologinen kehitys palkkaerot maritime navigation polarisation labour market technological development wage differentials
topic_facet 2041 Economics Kansantaloustiede labour market maritime navigation merenkulku palkkaerot polarisaatio polarisation skill-biased technological change technological development teknologinen kehitys työmarkkinat wage differentials
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