ERIC Number: ED574891
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Jul
Pages: 75
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Implications of Information Technology for Employment, Skills, and Wages: A Review of Recent Research. Final Report
Handel, Michael J.
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This paper provides an extensive review of the research literature on the effects of information technology (IT) on employment levels, job skill requirements, and wages. The first sections provide historical background on earlier waves of concern regarding automation, contemporary public opinion regarding new workplace technology, and trends in overall employment and demand for IT workers. The second half of the paper is a detailed review of the econometric research and debate over skill-biased technological change and competing explanations of the growth of earnings inequality.
Descriptors: Information Technology, Employment Level, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Wages, Automation, Public Opinion, Technological Advancement, Work Environment, Employment Patterns, Demand Occupations, Labor Demands, Manufacturing Industry, Clerical Occupations, Office Occupations, Education Work Relationship, Training, Costs, Case Studies, Trend Analysis, Literature Reviews
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: SRI International
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