Arabsheibani, G. Reza, Emami, J. M. and Marin, Alan (2004) The impact of computer use on earnings in the UK. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 51 (1). pp. 82-94. ISSN 0036-9292
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The effect of new technology on relative demands for workers has been the subject of much research in economics. Krueger (1993) and others have studied the impact of computers on earnings in the US and elsewhere. Such studies have been criticised for ignoring the possibility of bias due to unobserved heterogeneity between computer users and non-users, resulting in computer users not being a random sub-sample of all workers. As well as looking at the effects of computers on earnings in the UK, this paper extends previous analyses by using a sample selection framework to deal with the bias problem. Results indicate not only that returns to computer use are positive but that it is important to correct for the sample selection bias.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref... |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Scottish Economic Society |
| Divisions: | Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| JEL classification: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2010 10:32 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 21:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30683 |
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