Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift,
Nationaløkonomisk Forening

Changes in Demand for Skilled Labour in Denmark – A Disaggregate Perspective

2004, Volume 2004, issue 1, pp. 67-80

Nikolaj Malchow-Møller () and Jan Rose Skaksen
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Nikolaj Malchow-Møller: Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR)
Jan Rose Skaksen: Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School, and IZA, Bonn

Abstract: We provide an industry-level analysis of labour demand changes in Denmark over the last two decades. The analysis shows that there has been considerable variation across industries, and that large Danish industries have traditionally experienced relatively smaller increases in the relative demand for skilled labour. This may partly explain why wage inequality between skilled and less skilled workers has risen less in Denmark than in other countries. We also find that the relative increase in the demand for skilled labour has been concentrated in already skill-intensive industries. Since the relative importance of these industries must be expected to grow over time, this may reinforce the shift in demand for skilled labour.

Keywords: labour; inequality

JEL-codes: A10

Language: English

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