| dc.creator |
Borghans, Lex |
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| dc.creator |
ter Weel, Bas |
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| dc.date |
2003 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2013-10-16T07:08:09Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2013-10-16T07:08:09Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2013-10-16 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20037 |
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| dc.identifier |
ppn:365983446 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20037 |
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| dc.description |
This paper offers a model to explain how computer technology has changed the labor market. It demonstrates that wage differentials between computer users and non-users are consistent with the fact that computers are first introduced in high-wage jobs because of cost efficiency. Furthermore, skill upgrading occurs because of a reemphasis on non-routine tasks after computer adoption. The model also reveals that neither differences in computer skills nor complementary skills are needed to explain wage differentials between computer users and non-users, skill upgrading, and the changing organization and intensity of work. Finally, the predicted effects on the wage structure following the diffusion of computers are consistent with the empirical evidence. |
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| dc.language |
eng |
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| dc.publisher |
|
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| dc.relation |
IZA Discussion paper series 792 |
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| dc.rights |
http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen |
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| dc.subject |
O33 |
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| dc.subject |
J31 |
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| dc.subject |
J30 |
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| dc.subject |
ddc:330 |
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| dc.subject |
wage differentials by skill |
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| dc.subject |
computer use and skill |
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| dc.subject |
Computergestütztes Verfahren |
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| dc.subject |
PC (Personal Computer) |
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| dc.subject |
Arbeitsnachfrage |
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| dc.subject |
Qualifikation |
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| dc.subject |
Kostenfunktion |
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| dc.subject |
Weiterbildung |
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| dc.subject |
Innovationsdiffusion |
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| dc.subject |
Theorie |
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| dc.title |
What Happens When Agent T Gets a Computer? The Labor Market Impact of Cost Efficient Computer Adoption |
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| dc.type |
doc-type:workingPaper |
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