The digital skills divide in wages in Spain
A comparison between tourism and other driving industries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21699286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aimée Torres-Penalva (0000-0003-2041-8159, University of Alicante, corresponding author), Luis Moreno-Izquierdo (0000-0003-3260-5883, University of Alicante), Adrián Más-Ferrando (0000-0002-8127-2715, Universidad Internacional De La Rioja), Sandra Zapata-Aguirre (0000-0001-6326-4837, University of La República) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Tourism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-3500 • E-ISSN: 1747-7603 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13683500.2025.2473064 |
| OpenAlex | W4408113783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 70 |
This study examines, for the first time, how the digital skills gap affects wage inequalities in the tourism industry compared to other key economic sectors, with Spain as a case study. Using data from the Survey on Equipment and Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Households (ICT_H), the research applies ordinal and interval logistic regressions. The findings confirm that access to technology and digital skills are positively linked to higher wages across sectors, with a stronger effect observed within tourism. Moreover, wage gaps in the tourism industry are wider at middle- and higher-income levels, making it more challenging for workers to reach these brackets. Our results prompt reflection on the future of tourism employment, including the training needs of future generations of professionals in the sector, as well as the limits of digital jobs within the industry and whether traditional statistical methods can adequately capture their impact
Business · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Tourism · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |