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dc.contributor.authorSpitz-Oener, Alexandraen
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-16T14:57:36Z-
dc.date.available2009-02-16T14:57:36Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/24572-
dc.description.abstractThe increased diffusion of computers is one of the fundamental changes at workplaces in recent decades. While the majority of workers now spend a substantial fraction of their working day with a computer, research on the wage effect of computer use effectively came to a halt after DiNardo and Pischke [1997] found that wages were also positively associated with pencil use, calling into question the ability to distinguish the effect of computers from other confounding factors. Using the same data set as DiNardo and Pischke, but a more recent wave, this paper revitalizes the discussion by showing that the pencil effect disappeared in 1998/99, whereas the computer effect is still present. Computer users - but not pencil users - have experienced a pronounced shift towards analytical and interactive tasks, for which they are rewarded in the workplace.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) |cMannheimen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aZEW Discussion Papers |x07-020en
dc.subject.jelC13en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordComputer wage differentialen
dc.subject.keywordpencil wage differentialsen
dc.subject.keywordchanging skill requirementsen
dc.titleThe Returns to Pencil Use Revisited-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn527585572en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:zewdip:5508en

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