Small Firms, Contracting-out, Computers and Wage Inequality: Evidence from UK Manufacturing

What demand-side and institutional factors raised the skilled wage premium over the 1980s in UK manufacturing? Using a panel of 80 industries for 1980–89 we find that: (i) the average skill premium rose by around 13 percentage points; (ii) computer introduction explains around 50% of this rise; (iii) growth in small firms and in contracting-out together explain around 20%; and (iv) the fall in unionisation explains around 15%.

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Year of publication:	1996-10
Authors:	Haskel, Jonathan
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	Computers \| Skill Premia \| Small Firms \| UK \| Wage Inequality

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 1490
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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