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 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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Main Author:	Almeida, Rita K.
Language:	English
Published:	2010-04-01
Subjects:	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, BALANCE SHEET, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPITAL STOCK, CODES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPONENTS, COMPUTERS, COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, ELECTRONICS, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, EXTERNAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FIRM LEVEL, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FIRM SIZE, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN FIRMS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, GLOBALIZATION, HIGH TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME, INCOME GROUP, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME INEQUALITY, INNOVATION, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB CREATION, JOB TRAINING, JOB VACANCIES, JOBS, LABOR COSTS, LABOR ECONOMICS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR REGULATION, LABOR REGULATIONS, LABOR RELATIONS, LABOR SUPPLY, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MANUFACTURING, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MISSING DATA, MOTIVATION, NEW TECHNOLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION, OUTPUT, PRODUCTION FUNCTION, PRODUCTION WORKERS, PRODUCTIVITY, R&D, RELIABILITY, RESULTS, SKILL SHORTAGES, SKILL UPGRADING, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED OCCUPATIONS, SKILLED WORKERS, SKILLS SHORTAGES, SOCIAL PROTECTION, TAX, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTMENTS, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, UNSKILLED LABOR, UNSKILLED WORKERS, USES, WAGE DIFFERENTIAL, WAGE EFFECTS, WAGE INEQUALITY, WAGE PREMIUM, WAGE PREMIUMS, WAGES, WEB, WORKER,
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3759
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