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Group 6_1


Group 6_1 is a team of 3rd year labour economists at the University of Manchester. The group consists of Imran Kasujee, Rachael Malcolm, Mikey Gold, Tadeh Kraskian and Amelia Hicks.  The group have been given the task of creating a wiki to show the skill-biased technological change explanation for increased wage inequality (SBTC).


Name Picture Task
Imran Kasujee  
  1. Outline the theory behind the idea that skill-biased technical change is the main explanation for increasing wage inequality in developed countries.
  2. Discuss whether there is any empirical evidence to support this.
Rachael Malcolm  
  1. Outline the theory behind the idea that skill-biased technical change is the main explanation for increasing wage inequality in developed countries.
  2. Discuss whether there is any empirical evidence to support this.
Mikey Gold  
  1.  Section III of Autor et al. gives a good summary of the relationship between computer use and the demand for skilled workers and you should summarise the empirical evidence presented in table IV.
  2. Also summarise sections IV and VI. What are the regression results intended to investigate and what are the key conclusions.
Tadeh Kraskian  
  1.  Section III of Autor et al. gives a good summary of the relationship between computer use and the demand for skilled workers and you should summarise the empirical evidence presented in table IV.
  2. Also summarise sections IV and VI. What are the regression results intended to investigate and what are the key conclusions.
Amelia Hicks  
  1.  A counterargument to the SBTC view is that the use of pencils also seems to be associated eith higher earnings. What is the essence of this argument?
  2. Evaluation of how succesfully the SBTC view explains rising inequality
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