The great reversal in the demand for skill and cognitive tasks

This paper argues that several of the poor labor market outcomes observed in the Great Recession can be traced back to a change in the demand pattern for skilled workers that started with the tech bust of 2000. In particular, we show that around the year 2000, the demand for cognitive tasks underwen...

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Published in:Journal of labor economics 2016, Vol.34 (S1), p.S199-S247
Main Authors: Beaudry, Paul, Green, David A, Sand, Benjamin M
Format: Article
Language:English
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1979-2011
Arbeitskräftebedarf
Bildungsabschluss
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Cognitive tasks
Economic crisis
Hoch Qualifizierter
Housing
Kognitive Kompetenz
Labor economics
Labor market
Labour economics
Millennium
Niedrig Qualifizierter
Occupations
Qualifikationsanforderung
Qualifikationsbedarf
Qualifikationsniveau
Qualifikationswandel
Recessions
Reversal
Skilled workers
Studies
Unterwertige Beschäftigung
USA
Workers
Überqualifikation
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