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Is The Unskilled Worker Problem In Developed Countries Going Away?

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Edward Anderson (Department of Economics, Keele University, Keele,)

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Recent data suggest that the fortunes of unskilled workers in developed countries improved during the 1990s, after deteriorating significantly during the 1980s. Such a trend could be explained by a faster decline in the relative supply of unskilled labour, a slower decline in the relative demand for unskilled labour, or a shift in labour market institutions. This paper argues that the improvement almost always reflected a slower decline in relative demand. Further research will be required to discover why the decline in demand for unskilled labour decelerated.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics, Keele University in its series Keele Department of Economics Discussion Papers (1995-2001) with number 2001/06.

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Date of creation: Jun 2001
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Keywords: Wage Inequality Human Capital.

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J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions

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