Getting a Fair Share of the Plunder? Technology, Skill and Wages in British Establishments

This paper uses establishment level data from the British Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS) to examine the effects of new technology on pay. The wage differential associated with new technology is about 5-7% and is (i) robust to corrections for skill, workplace disamenities, and simultaneity; (ii) higher for skilled workers than those with less human capital; (iii) strongest where unions are recognized, but where union density is under 100%.

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Year of publication:	1994-01
Authors:	Van Reenen, John
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	Bargaining \| Inequality \| New Technology \| Wages \| WIRS

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 881
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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