Machin, Stephen 
ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701
(1995)
Changes in the relative demand for skills in the UK labour market.
CEPDP (221).
London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
Abstract
In this paper I document changes in the distribution of employment in the UK labour market in the 1980s. I use two longitudinal data sources, an industry-level panel data set between 1979 and 1990 and the panel component of the 1984 and 1990 establishment-level Workplace Industrial Relations Surveys. There is evidence of a considerable shift towards the increased relative use of what may be termed more skilled labour (i.e. towards non-manual work, away from manual work and towards more highly educated labour). This seems to be principally driven by within-industry and establishment factors rather than by industry/establishment shifts in product demand. There is some support for the notion that manual employment saving changes, perhaps due to the increased use of computer technology and/or innovation, are of empirical importance. To form a more complete picture, however, one probably needs to look wider than this.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 1995 the authors |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2008 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2024 13:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/20787 |
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