Openness and Technological Innovation in East Asia : Have They Increased the Demand for Skills?
This paper examines whether the increased openness and technological innovation in East Asia have contributed to an increased demand for skills in the region. The author explores a unique firm level data set across eight countries in Asia and the P...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100415151426 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3759 |
| Summary: | This paper examines whether the
increased openness and technological innovation in East Asia
have contributed to an increased demand for skills in the
region. The author explores a unique firm level data set
across eight countries in Asia and the Pacific region. The
results strongly support the idea that greater openness and
technological innovation have increased the demand for
skills, especially in middle-income countries. In
particular, while the presence in international markets has
been skill enhancing for most middle-income countries, this
is not the case for manufacturing firms operating in China
and in low-income countries. The author interprets this to
support the premise that if international integration in the
region continues to intensify and technology continues to be
skilled biased, policies aimed at mitigating the skills
shortages should produce continual and persistent increase
in skills. |
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