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Vplyv technologického pokroku na štruktúru zamestnanosti v krajinách V4
[The Impact of Technical Change on Employment Structure in the Visegrad Group Countries]

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  • Dávid Martinák

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The analysis builds on existing empirical and theoretical literature in the field of job polarization, which is primarily focused on advanced economies. Hypotheses of the incidence of "skill-biased" and "routine-biased" technical change in the Visegrad group countries are verified in the analysis. The aim is to find out whether the impact of technical change on the labour market in the V4 countries is similar to or different than that in advanced economies. The analytical part is primarily performed on the EU-LFS. The results suggest that the structure of the labour market has changed in the V4 countries in a heterogeneous way. In Hungary and Slovakia, there was an apparent slight job polarization over the period under review. In addition, the evidence suggests that the technical change in these countries may be of a "routine-biased" nature. On the contrary, the pattern of "upgrading" was evident in the Czech Republic and Poland, where the evidence suggests "skill-biased" technical change.

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  • Dávid Martinák, 2020. "Vplyv technologického pokroku na štruktúru zamestnanosti v krajinách V4 [The Impact of Technical Change on Employment Structure in the Visegrad Group Countries]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2020(1), pages 42-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2020:y:2020:i:1:id:1265:p:42-61
    DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.1265
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