High-Tech Spillover Effects: What is the influence of the high-tech economy on non-tradeable employment in Swedish local labour markets?
(2024) EOSK12 20241Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Amidst debates on the potential adverse consequences of high-technology industries on employment, it is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of how high-tech industries shape labour markets outcomes across various socio-economic, institutional, and geographical contexts. This thesis seeks to contribute to this understanding by estimating the impact of high-technology industries on employment growth in Swedish local labour markets from 2014-2019. Moreover, it examines whether the jobs created are primarily low-, medium- or high-wage. It finds that there are no significant effects of high-tech growth on overall local employment. Yet, it also finds that medium-tech industries contribute negatively to employment, thus suggesting a... (More)
- Amidst debates on the potential adverse consequences of high-technology industries on employment, it is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of how high-tech industries shape labour markets outcomes across various socio-economic, institutional, and geographical contexts. This thesis seeks to contribute to this understanding by estimating the impact of high-technology industries on employment growth in Swedish local labour markets from 2014-2019. Moreover, it examines whether the jobs created are primarily low-, medium- or high-wage. It finds that there are no significant effects of high-tech growth on overall local employment. Yet, it also finds that medium-tech industries contribute negatively to employment, thus suggesting a relatively more benign influence from high-tech. When considering effects on employment of different wage brackets, high-tech is found to contribute positively to medium-wage jobs only. However, this influence is small, as only one job is created for every additional eleven jobs in high-tech. (Less)
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- Bardal, Åsa Vigen LU
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- EOSK12 20241
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- 2024
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- M2 - Bachelor Degree
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