Computers and the Demand for Skilled Labour: Industry and Establishment-Level Panel Evidence for the United Kingdom

We use two UK panel data sets to investigate skill-upgrading in the United Kingdom and how it has been affected by computerization. Census data reveals that most aggregate skill-upgrading is explained by within-firm rises in skill composition. Such upgrading is significantly related to computerization, a relation that is robust to different worker and computer types, endogeneity, human capital upgrading and other technology measures.

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Year of publication:	1998-06
Authors:	Haskel, Jonathan ; Heden, Ylva
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	Computers \| Skill-Biased Technological Change \| Wage Inequality

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 1907
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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