Using detailed Swedish matched employer–employee data, I show evidence of within-firm job polarization. Applying a decomposition framework, I find that both within-firm and between-firm components are important for overall job polarization. Results also indicate that the degree of routineness is the most important explanation for the observed within-firm pattern. Bringing the analysis down to the firm level seems to confirm the important role played by routine-biased technological change.
Economics Letters
Job Polarization, Job Tasks and the Role of Firms
Journal Article
Reference
Heyman, Fredrik (2016). “Job Polarization, Job Tasks and the Role of Firms”. Economics Letters 145, 246–251. doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.06.032
Heyman, Fredrik (2016). “Job Polarization, Job Tasks and the Role of Firms”. Economics Letters 145, 246–251. doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.06.032
Author
Fredrik Heyman