Abstract
The article examines shifts in the wage premium between respective task-content groups of the labour force in Poland. The parameters of a microeconometric, multilevel model are estimated, and wage premiums for task-content occupation groups are calculated. Individual data from the 2004 to 2016 editions of Structure of Earnings by Occupation (S.E.O.) survey are used. A positive wage premium is reported in the group of non-routine jobs and a negative wage premium in the case of routine jobs, which is in line with the hypothesis of labour market polarisation. We find that labour market processes in Poland have not led to growing wage dispersion between task-content groups, but they enhanced changes in the wage premium within these groups.
Highlights
IntroductionTechnology replaced the physical effort performed by animals and by people
In previous technological revolutions, technology replaced the physical effort performed by animals and by people
We argue that wage premium distribution between respective taskcontent groups reveals the existence of polarisation processes in the Polish labour market, which have some unique features compared to highly developed economies
Summary
Technology replaced the physical effort performed by animals and by people. I.C.T. has entered areas that were once the exclusive domain of people, where human superiority over technology was associated with those dimensions where advanced mental or communication skills are required It turned out, that this domain is subject to automation, and I.C.T.-driven technical change leads to far-reaching shifts in the employment and wages structure. That this domain is subject to automation, and I.C.T.-driven technical change leads to far-reaching shifts in the employment and wages structure These processes have been examined within the framework of the theory of Skill-Biased Technical Change (S.B.T.C.) and the relatively new concept of Routinisation-Biased Technical Change (R.B.T.C.). Studies devoted to the impact of technical change on wage premium
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