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| Author: | Piva, M. Vivarelli, M. |
| Title: | The determinants of the skill bias in Italy: R&D, organisation or globalisation? |
| Journal: | Economics of innovation and new technology
2004 : JUN, VOL 13:4, p. 329-347 |
| Index terms: | Organizational change Globalization Direct investment Foreign investment R&D Workers Skills Manufacturing Companies Italy |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study tests together three possible determinants of the increase in the ratio btw. skilled and unskilled workers: R&D, organizational change, and foreign direct investment (FDI). The results, regarding a panel of 488 Italian manufacturing firms form 1989 to 1997, suggest the statistical significance of the impact of organisational change, while they tend to exclude a direct relation btw. R&D spending and skill upgrading. With reference to FDIs, the nature of the data and the results do not permit the exclusion of their possible influence. |
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