Computers meet politics at wage structure
An Analysis of the Computer Wage Premium Across Rich Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4237167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Kristal (0000-0003-0273-5505, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel), Susanne Edler (0000-0001-7769-3704, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 837-868 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socio-Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ser/mwz049 |
| OpenAlex | W2989664533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 52 |
This article addresses an important question in the age of rapid spread of new computer technologies: how do institutions influence the computer wage premium? To identify institutional factors that account for differences in computers' impact on wages, the authors estimate computer wage premiums for 20 countries classified into three national 'varieties' of capitalism and distinct forms of industrial relations and education systems. The analyses are based on unique international data from the Survey of Adult Skills, recently conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Results reveal that computer use at work is rewarded considerably higher in Liberal countries than in other countries-Nordic Coordinated countries above all. These results signify the centrality of coordinated markets, grounded in strong unions, centralized wage bargaining and publicly funded education and training, for lower computer wage gaps, hence for lower levels of wage inequality
Capitalism · Collective bargaining · Economics · Efficiency wage · Inequality · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Wage · Wage Inequality · Work (physics) · Engineering · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |