What (if any) are the returns to computer use?
Authors: Benoît Dostie, Rajshri Jayaraman, and Mathieu Trépanier
Overview
Abstract (English)
Using North American data, we revisit the question first broached by Krueger (1993) and re-examined by DiNardo and Pischke (1997) of whether there exists a real wage differential associated with computer use. Employing a mixed effects model with matched employer-employee data to correct for the fact that workers and workplaces that use computers are self-selected, we find that computer users enjoy an almost 4% wage premium over nonusers. Failure to correct for worker and workplace selection effect leads to a more than twofold overestimate of this premium.
Abstract (French)
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Details
| Type | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Author | Benoît Dostie, Rajshri Jayaraman, and Mathieu Trépanier |
| Publication Year | 2010 |
| Title | What (if any) are the returns to computer use? |
| Volume | 42 |
| Journal Name | Applied Economics |
| Number | 30 |
| Pages | 3903-3912 |
| Publication Language | English |
- Benoît Dostie
- Benoît Dostie, Rajshri Jayaraman, and Mathieu Trépanier
- What (if any) are the returns to computer use?
- Applied Economics
- 42
- 2010
- 30
- 3903-3912