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multivariate analyses show that recent arrivals are more likely to use computers than the Australian born. As the level of computer …, a finding that has implications for immigrant settlement policies. -- computers ; internet ; immigrants ; language …
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for less-skilled workers. Krueger's study (1993) showing a wage premium associated with using computers at work is one of … occurred in the early 1980s, which is inconsistent with a primary role for computers. Finally, computer use at work had … into account, computers seem to have had a net equalizing impact in the period Krueger studied. This casts significant …
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Using data from the UK Skills Surveys, we show that the part-time pay penalty for female workers within low- and medium …
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multivariate analyses show that recent arrivals are more likely to use computers than the Australian born. As the level of computer …
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market. Even at "moderate" levels of complexity, for example using word-processing packages, workers using computers earn an … average premium (after controlling for other job skills) in excess of 20 per cent, compared to those who do not use computers …
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Using nationally representative data on employment and earnings, this paper documents a fall in wage inequality in India over the last two decades. It then examines the role played by increasing minimum wages for the lowest skilled workers in India in contributing to the observed decline....
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This paper studies the relationship between global value chain (GVC) participation, worker-level routine task intensity, and wage inequality within countries. Using unique survey data from 38 countries, we find that higher GVC participation is associated with more routine-intensive work,...
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This paper sheds light on how changes in the organization of work can help to understand increasing wage inequality. We present a theoretical model in which workers with a wider span of competence (higher level of multitasking) earn a wage premium. Since abilities and opportunities to expand the...
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This paper sheds light on how changes in the organization of work can help to understand increasing wage inequality. We present a theoretical model in which workers with a wider span of competence (higher level of multitasking) earn a wage premium. Since abilities and opportunities to expand the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009753769
SBTC is a powerful mechanism in explaining the increasing gap between educated and uneducated wages. However, SBTC cannot mimic the US within-group wage inequality. This paper provides an explanation for the observed intra-college group inequality by showing that the top decile earners’...
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