Computerisation and Wage Dispersion: An Analytical Reinterpretation
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...
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Published in | The Economic journal (London) Vol. 109; no. 456; pp. 390 - 415 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK and Boston, USA
Blackwell Publishers Ltd
01.06.1999
Blackwell Publishers Cambridge University Press Oxford University Press |
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Summary: | 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 first, largest, and most influential. They have two effects on firms' demand for labour at different skill levels. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-TZDD3TVL-G istex:0B15DFAA1DAE0184B67B6198FB04ACB7552EC893 ArticleID:ECOJ442 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0013-0133 1468-0297 |
DOI: | 10.1111/1468-0297.00442 |