Aitor Irastorza-Fadrique
@aitor-if.bsky.social
Economist. Research Officer at the Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social https://ifs.org.uk/people/aitor-irastorza-fadrique
10/ Take, for example, IT. Why does it grow fast?
Relative wage gains in IT attract inflows from jobs with smaller wage shifts.
It can pull in workers from many nearby jobs – both technical and managerial.
Relative wage gains in IT attract inflows from jobs with smaller wage shifts.
It can pull in workers from many nearby jobs – both technical and managerial.
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
10/ Take, for example, IT. Why does it grow fast?
Relative wage gains in IT attract inflows from jobs with smaller wage shifts.
It can pull in workers from many nearby jobs – both technical and managerial.
Relative wage gains in IT attract inflows from jobs with smaller wage shifts.
It can pull in workers from many nearby jobs – both technical and managerial.
9/ The model projects
🏗️ IT & construction: employment gains
👩🏫 Health & education: wage rises
🏭 Manufacturing + some high-skill jobs (e.g accountants): wage declines
🏗️ IT & construction: employment gains
👩🏫 Health & education: wage rises
🏭 Manufacturing + some high-skill jobs (e.g accountants): wage declines
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
9/ The model projects
🏗️ IT & construction: employment gains
👩🏫 Health & education: wage rises
🏭 Manufacturing + some high-skill jobs (e.g accountants): wage declines
🏗️ IT & construction: employment gains
👩🏫 Health & education: wage rises
🏭 Manufacturing + some high-skill jobs (e.g accountants): wage declines
5/ We use German panel data tracking career moves.
[1985-2010] Some occupations adjusted to shocks via jobs (e.g. assistants), others via wages.
What explains this? Spoiler: elasticity matters.
[1985-2010] Some occupations adjusted to shocks via jobs (e.g. assistants), others via wages.
What explains this? Spoiler: elasticity matters.
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
5/ We use German panel data tracking career moves.
[1985-2010] Some occupations adjusted to shocks via jobs (e.g. assistants), others via wages.
What explains this? Spoiler: elasticity matters.
[1985-2010] Some occupations adjusted to shocks via jobs (e.g. assistants), others via wages.
What explains this? Spoiler: elasticity matters.
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The Essex PhD Conference in Applied Economics is back with its 3rd edition! #EconSky #EconConf
📆 March 20-21, 2025
🏫 University of Essex
🎙️ Keynotes: Imran Rasul (@theifs.bsky.social @uclofficial.bsky.social) & Ben Etheridge (Essex)
⏳ Submit by 3rd Jan'25
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📆 March 20-21, 2025
🏫 University of Essex
🎙️ Keynotes: Imran Rasul (@theifs.bsky.social @uclofficial.bsky.social) & Ben Etheridge (Essex)
⏳ Submit by 3rd Jan'25
💻 Info: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...