Many researchers believe that the observed positive association between computer use and wages simply reflects unobserved heterogeneity: like pencils and other "white-collar" tools, computers are assigned to employees who possess productive attributes that would attract higher wages in any...

Using data from a 1994 survey of U.S. establishments, the authors investigate how the incidence, content, and extent of employer-provided training were linked to workplace practices and characteristics, physical capital investments, and workers' education. Formal training programs were...

An argument dating from Gary Becker's work in 1957, but seldom tested, is that discrimination withers in an increasingly competitive environment because its practice raises production costs. This study finds that employers in concentrated U.S. manufacturing industries--which, compared to...