Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks

• Tác giả: Irene Brambilla
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 331.7 Labor by industry and occupation
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2018
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 319360
• Chủ đề: 1. EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS; 2. LABOR DEMAND; 3. LABOR SKILLS; 4. SKILLED LABOR

Tóm tắt

This paper explores the link between exports and the demand for skilled tasks. Using the Chilean Encuesta Nacional Industrial Anual (ENIA), an annual census of manufacturing firms, the analysis first shows that Chilean exporters utilize more skills than Chilean non-exporters. More importantly, there is a distinct pattern of task differentiation among exporters both within skilled and unskilled tasks. Exporting firms demand the services of skilled specialized workers (engineers) as opposed to skilled administrative workers and managers. In addition, exporters demand less unskilled labor, especially blue-collar operatives. This suggests that exporters substitute skilled engineers for unskilled blue-collar workers to perform export-related tasks.