An evaluation of the impact of industrial restructuring on individual human capital accumulation in France (1956-1993)

Nicolas Fleury (1, 2) , Fabrice Gilles (2, 3)

1 Centre Etudes & Prospective
2 EQUIPPE - Economie Quantitative, Intégration, Politiques Publiques et Econométrie
3 TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques

This article evaluates the effect of French industrial restructuring during 1956-1993, on individual human capital accumulation. We use data from the French Training and Occupational Skills survey and the Population Census (INSEE). We estimate a human capital production function using two econometric strategies (controlling for covariates; instrumental variables). We show that industrial restructuring has a negative impact on individual human capital accumulation for the children of blue-collar workers.

Mots clés: human capital; industrial restructuring; treatment effect

Domaines: Economies et finances

Nicolas Fleury, Fabrice Gilles. An evaluation of the impact of industrial restructuring on individual human capital accumulation in France (1956-1993). 2013. ⟨halshs-00878482⟩