Maren Holthe Hedne
marenhedne.bsky.social
Maren Holthe Hedne
@marenhedne.bsky.social
Economics PhD candidate, University of Oslo. Environment, labour, innovation. Website: marenhedne.com
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Are low-skilled workers the losers of the green transition? My JMP tests the skill-bias of green technology. I show that firms increase their demand for highly educated workers in manufacturing and transportation – in most other sectors, green technology favours workers without higher education 1/3
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Check it out! (ungated here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y1omw...)

Kirill, Xavier, and I tried hard to make this useful to wide groups of readers: new users of shift-share IVs, experienced users, and even those who don't know they that they are users
December 15, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Reposted by Maren Holthe Hedne
The job-market paper by @marenhedne.bsky.social can tell you something very important wrt whether the green transition is politically feasible.
She asks: Is new green technology is skill-based, so that only highly educated workers will benefit?
Read to learn more:
marenhedne.com/research/
November 23, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Are low-skilled workers the losers of the green transition? My JMP tests the skill-bias of green technology. I show that firms increase their demand for highly educated workers in manufacturing and transportation – in most other sectors, green technology favours workers without higher education 1/3
November 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM