Abstract
Cindy Zoghi and Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia (2004) "Which
Workers Gain from Computer Use?"
Workers who use computers earn more than those who do not. Is this a productivity effect
or merely selection? Using the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey, we
control for selection and find a wage premium of 3.8% for the average worker
upon adopting a computer. This premium, however, obscures important
differences in returns to computer adoption across education and occupation
groups. We find that long-run returns to computer use are over 5% for most
workers. Differences between short-run and long-run returns may suggest that
workers share training costs through sacrificed wages.
Last Modified Date: July 19, 2008
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