No. 919 - Skill upgrading and exports

by Antonio Accetturo, Matteo Bugamelli and Andrea Lamorgese
July 2013
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This paper analyzes the effects of international trade on the relative demand for skilled workers in Italian local labor markets. We find that exports cause a sizable skill upgrading in the labor force by increasing the average level of education of the workforce and the share of white-collars workers.

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    No. 919 - Skill upgrading and exports
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