Discussion Papers no. 531
Skill composition: exploring a wage-based skill measure
Most studies of heterogeneous labor inputs use classifications of high skilled and low skilled based on workers' educational attainment. In this study we explore a wage-based skill measure using information from a wage equation. Evidence from matched employer--employee data show that skill is attributable to many variables other than educational length, for instance experience and type of education. Applying our wage-based skill measure to a TFP growth analysis, we find that the TFP residual decreases, indicating that more of the change in value-added is picked up by our skill measure than when using a purely education-based measure of skill
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Skill composition: exploring a wage-based skill measure
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Øyvind A. Nilsen
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Discussion Papers no. 531
- Utgiver
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Statistics Norway
- Emne
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Discussion Papers
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14
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Engelsk
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