Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks

Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks

This paper explores the link between exports and the demand for skilled tasks. Using the Chilean Encuesta Nacional Industrial Anual (ENIA), an annual census of manufacturing firms, the analysis first shows that Chilean exporters utilize more skills...

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Main Authors: Brambilla, Irene, Lederman, Daniel, Porto, Guido
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
SKILLED LABOR
LABOR SKILLS
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
LABOR DEMAND
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/409311538676719798/Exporting-Firms-and-the-Demand-for-Skilled-Tasks
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spelling okr-10986-305122021-06-08T14:42:48Z Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks Brambilla, Irene Lederman, Daniel Porto, Guido SKILLED LABOR LABOR SKILLS EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS LABOR DEMAND This paper explores the link between exports and the demand for skilled tasks. Using the Chilean Encuesta Nacional Industrial Anual (ENIA), an annual census of manufacturing firms, the analysis first shows that Chilean exporters utilize more skills than Chilean non-exporters. More importantly, there is a distinct pattern of task differentiation among exporters both within skilled and unskilled tasks. Exporting firms demand the services of skilled specialized workers (engineers) as opposed to skilled administrative workers and managers. In addition, exporters demand less unskilled labor, especially blue-collar operatives. This suggests that exporters substitute skilled engineers for unskilled blue-collar workers to perform export-related tasks. 2018-10-04T21:11:37Z 2018-10-04T21:11:37Z 2018-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/409311538676719798/Exporting-Firms-and-the-Demand-for-Skilled-Tasks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30512 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8603 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Chile
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topic SKILLED LABOR
LABOR SKILLS
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
LABOR DEMAND
spellingShingle SKILLED LABOR
LABOR SKILLS
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
LABOR DEMAND
Brambilla, Irene
Lederman, Daniel
Porto, Guido
Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Chile
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8603
description This paper explores the link between exports and the demand for skilled tasks. Using the Chilean Encuesta Nacional Industrial Anual (ENIA), an annual census of manufacturing firms, the analysis first shows that Chilean exporters utilize more skills than Chilean non-exporters. More importantly, there is a distinct pattern of task differentiation among exporters both within skilled and unskilled tasks. Exporting firms demand the services of skilled specialized workers (engineers) as opposed to skilled administrative workers and managers. In addition, exporters demand less unskilled labor, especially blue-collar operatives. This suggests that exporters substitute skilled engineers for unskilled blue-collar workers to perform export-related tasks.
format Working Paper
author Brambilla, Irene
Lederman, Daniel
Porto, Guido
author_facet Brambilla, Irene
Lederman, Daniel
Porto, Guido
author_sort Brambilla, Irene
title Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
title_short Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
title_full Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
title_fullStr Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
title_full_unstemmed Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
title_sort exporting firms and the demand for skilled tasks
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/409311538676719798/Exporting-Firms-and-the-Demand-for-Skilled-Tasks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30512
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