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ICT, Offshoring, and the Demand for Part-time Workers: The Case of Japanese Manufacturing

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  • Kozo Kiyota

    (Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University)

  • Sawako Maruyama

    (Faculty of Economics, Kobe University)

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This paper examines the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) and offshoring on the skill demand in Japanese manufacturing. One of the contributions of this paper is that we focus explicitly on the demand for low-wage part-time workers, which we call low skilled workers. Estimating a system of variable factor demands for the period 1980--2011, we found that industries with higher ICT stock shifted demand from middle-low to middle-high and low skilled workers. Offshoring is associated with the increasing demand for high skilled workers but it has insignificant effects on the demand for middle-high, middle-low, and low skilled workers. The results together suggest that the increasing demand for low-wage part-time workers can be attributable to ICT in Japan.

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  • Kozo Kiyota & Sawako Maruyama, 2016. "ICT, Offshoring, and the Demand for Part-time Workers: The Case of Japanese Manufacturing," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series 2016-015, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
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    Labor demand; Part-time workers; Offshoring; Information and Communication Technology; Skill;
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    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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