Replication data for: The World Technology Frontier
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Francesco Caselli; Wilbur John, II Coleman
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Project Citation:
Caselli, Francesco, and Coleman, Wilbur John, II. Replication data for: The World Technology Frontier. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116217V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We study cross-country differences in the aggregate production function when
skilled and unskilled labor are imperfect substitutes. We find that there is a skill bias
in cross-country technology differences. Higher-income countries use skilled labor
more efficiently than lower-income countries, while they use unskilled labor relatively
and, possibly, absolutely less efficiently. We also propose a simple explanation
for our findings: rich countries, which are skilled-labor abundant, choose
technologies that are best suited to skilled workers; poor countries, which are
unskilled-labor abundant, choose technologies more appropriate to unskilled workers.
We discuss alternative explanations, such as capital-skill complementarity and
differences in schooling quality. (JEL E13, E23, J31, O14)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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I21 Analysis of Education
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
I21 Analysis of Education
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
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