TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Falk, Martin
AU  - Koebel, Bertrand
        TI  - The Impact of Office Machinery and Computer Capital on the Demand for Heterogeneous Labour
        PY  - 2003/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 873
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp873
        AB  - We study the impact of office and computing machinery (OCM) on the demands for workers
with different educational levels. The empirical analysis relies on a system of demand
equations that nests the translog, the generalised Leontief and the normalised quadratic
specifications. Using panel data on 35 German industries, we find little evidence for a robust
substitutability relationship between unskilled workers and OCM capital in manufacturing
industries. In the non-manufacturing sector, however, we find some evidence for
substitutability between OCM capital and unskilled workers.
        KW  - capital-skill complementarity
KW  - skill-biased technological change
        ER  -