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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20037| Title: | What Happens When Agent T Gets a Computer? The Labor Market Impact of Cost Efficient Computer Adoption |
| Keywords: | O33 J31 J30 ddc:330 wage differentials by skill computer use and skill Computergestütztes Verfahren PC (Personal Computer) Arbeitsnachfrage Qualifikation Kostenfunktion Weiterbildung Innovationsdiffusion Theorie |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2013 |
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| 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. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20037 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20037 ppn:365983446 |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor |
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