supply and demand for skills by assuming two distinct skill groups that perform two different and imperfectly substitutable … complementing either high or low skill workers, can generate skill biased demand shifts. In this paper, we argue that despite its …

We study the impact of techies—engineers and other technically trained workers—on firm-level productivity. We first …-neutral productivity in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this … of techies on productivity operates mostly through ICT and other techies, not R&D workers. Engineers have a greater …

firm survey from the 1840s, we shed light on the mechanism: upper-tail knowledge raised productivity in innovative …

We study the impact of techies--engineers and other technically trained workers--on firm-level productivity. We first … structural econometric methods, we estimate the causal effect of techies on firm-level Hicks-neutral productivity in both … manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this effect goes beyond the …

time. A key question is, has the productivity distribution also spread out across worker skill levels over time? Using our … calculations of productivity by skill level for the U.S., we show that the distributions of both wages and productivity have spread … out over time, as the right tail lengthens for both. We add OECD countries, showing that the wage-productivity correlation …

This paper quantifies the roles of increases in the demand for skill-intensive output, the efficient scale of service … progress. The rising scale of services, the rising demand for skill-intensive output, and skill-biased technical change all …