From Socialism to Capitalism: Low-Skill-Biased Change in the Baltics during the Transition and Beyond-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

From Socialism to Capitalism: Low-Skill-Biased Change in the Baltics during the Transition and Beyond

Published:2023-05-24 Issue:1 Volume:13 Page:253-285
ISSN:2674-4619
Container-title:TalTech Journal of European Studies
language:en
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Author:

Christenko Aleksandr¹,Martinaitis Žilvinas²,Krūminas Pijus¹

Affiliation:

1. Visionary Analytics and ISM University of Management and Economics , M. Valančiaus 1A , Vilnius , Lithuania

2. Visionary Analytics and Vilnius University , M. Valančiaus 1A , Vilnius , Lithuania

Abstract

Abstract How did technological upgrading in the Baltics during the transition from planned to market economy affect labour? Existing academic literature would imply a skill-biased or polarising effect. However, we find that the opposite is likely true—technological upgrading predominantly benefited lower skilled workers. This is explained by an abundance of lower skilled labour, which fostered the usage of less advanced technologies that such workers could utilise. This article contributes to the discussion on the relationship between technology and labour by highlighting that technological upgrading may lead to low-skill-biased change.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science,History

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/bjes-2023-0012

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