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Title: The Rise of New Technologies: The Impact of Electricity on Labor Market Transitions

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2021

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Abstract: This thesis studies the impact of the early adoption of electricity by some manufacturing industries at the beginning of the 20th century on labor market transitions. Using the same empirical strategy as Fiszbein et al. (2020) and data from the matched US Population Census, I examine the effect of electricity on entry and exit into industries and occupations. Results suggest that new technologies do not affect the probability that existing manufacturing workers changed occupation or industry. There is a positive effect on the probability of staying in the same county and manufacturing sector. Furthermore, the evidence found on the impact of electricity on workers’ transition to lower-skill occupations is limited. I discuss possible explanations for these results, and sample endogeneity cannot be ruled out. Therefore, the findings should be interpreted in their context.

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Authors: Labbe, Pedro Held

Institution: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Department: Economics

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Publisher Location: Chile

Pages: 1-71

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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