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Power for progress: The impact of electricity on individual labor market outcomes
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- Jayes, Jonathan (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillväxt, teknologisk förändring och ojämlikhet,Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen,Ekonomihögskolan,Growth, technological change, and inequality,Department of Economic History,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM
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- Molinder, Jakob (författare)
- Uppsala University,Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillväxt, teknologisk förändring och ojämlikhet,Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen,Ekonomihögskolan,Historiska arbetsmarknader,Growth, technological change, and inequality,Department of Economic History,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM,Historical labour markets,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM
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- Enflo, Kerstin (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Tillväxt, teknologisk förändring och ojämlikhet,Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen,Ekonomihögskolan,Growth, technological change, and inequality,Department of Economic History,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM
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- 2024
- Engelska.
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Serie: CEPR Discussion papers, 0265-8003
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Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- When does technological change lead to inclusive prosperity? Research suggests that shared benefits from technological progress require concurrent expansions in education and support from pro-labor institutions. We contribute to the debate by studying electricity adoption in Sweden during the first decades of the 20th century. Exploiting that proximity to hydro-power plants shaped the electricity network independently of previous local conditions, we estimate the impact of electricity on individual labor market outcomes. We find that individuals in electricity-adopting parishes were more likely to hold electricity-related jobs, and earned on average higher incomes than comparable individuals. In terms of the distributional impact on the local labor market, the income increase was more pronounced at the lower end of the economic spectrum and for those with just primary education, contributing to reduced inequality. These positive effects were observed in places with strong and weak unions alike, suggesting that electricity was an innately labor-supporting technology. To understand the impact of technology on labor markets, more attention should be paid to the feature of the technologies themselves.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Ekonomisk historia (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Economic History (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- N14
- N34
- N74
- O14
- technological change
- electrification
- labor demand
- infrastructure investments
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