Computerisation And Wage Dispersion: An Analytical Reinterpretation  

Oleh:

Bresnahan, Timothy

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 109 no. 456 (Jun. 1999), page 390-415.
Topik: computerisation; dispersion
Fulltext: 390.pdf (239.85KB)

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The rich countries have recently seen a dramatic rise in income inequality, all the more surprising because the long-term trend had been toward equality. This paper examines one of the leading explanations; computerisation in the workplace. I offer a theory of computers' impact on white-collar work which goes far toward explaining the timing, form, and locus of recent labour market changes. The theory looks at the bureaucratic and organisational applications of computers that have been ®rst, largest, and most in¯uential. They have two effects on ®rms' demand for labour at different skill levels.

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