Polarization and the growth of low-skill employment in Spanish Local Labor Markets
This paper analyses the long-term transformations of local labor markets in fifty Spanish provinces to identify the extent and the drivers of employment polarization. We find that the decline of ‘routine’ mid-skill jobs is strongly driven by technology adoption and, also, that it is a strong predictor of the expansion of low-skill service employment. These results are not specific to large metropolitan areas, and are robust to various controls and instrumental variables that account for long-term industry specialisation. We also find a positive, albeit small, local multiplier effect of high-skilled workers on the demand for non-tradable service jobs.
CONSOLI Davide;
SANCHEZ BARRIOLUENGO Mabel;
2016-12-12
Utrecht University. Urban and Regional Research Centre Utrecht
JRC103546
http://econ.geo.uu.nl/peeg/peeg1628.pdf,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC103546,
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