The impact of “techies” on productivity, by Ariell Reshef

In this episode, Ariell Reshef presents the « techies », these individuals passionate about technology and computing, often enthusiasts of innovation and new technologies. He explains in particular how they play a decisive role in the productivity growth of companies.

Ariell Reshef is professor at the Paris School of Economics, director of research at CNRS and member of the Sorbonne Economics Center. His research interests focus on income distribution – in particular, the relationship of labor markets with global trade, technological change, and regulation. His work lies at the intersection of international trade, labor economics and macroeconomics.

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Boustanifar H., Grant E. & Reshef A., 2018, “Wages and Human Capital in Finance: International Evidence, 1970–2011”, Review of Finance, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp. 699–745.

Fontagné L., Reshef A., Santoni G. & Vannelli G., 2023, “Automation, global value chains and functional specialization”, Review of International Economics.

Harrigan J. & Reshef A., 2015, “Skill biased heterogeneous firms, trade liberalization and the skill premium”, Canadian Journal of Economics, 48(3), pp. 1024–1066.

Harrigan J., Reshef A. & Toubal F., 2021, The March of the Techies: Job Polarization Within and Between Firms, Research Policy, Volume 50, Issue 7.

Philippon T. & Reshef A., 2012, “Wages and Human Capital in the U.S. Financial Industry: 1909–2006”, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(4), pp. 1551–1609.

Philippon T. & Reshef A., 2013, “An International Look at the Growth of Modern Finance”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 27(2), pp. 73–96.

Raveh O. & Reshef A., 2016, “Capital imports composition, complementarities, and the skill premium in developing countries”, Journal of Development Economics, 118, pp. 183–206.

Reshef A., 2013, “Is Technological Change Biased Towards the Unskilled in Services? An Empirical Investigation”, Review of Economic Dynamics, 16, pp. 312–331.

Reshef A. & Santoni G., 2023, “Are Your Labor Shares Set in Beijing? The View Through the Lens of Global Value Chains”, European Economic Review, Volume 155.

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