Implications of Information Technology for Employment, Skills, and Wages: Findings from Sectoral and Case Study Research. Final Report

Autor/in	Handel, Michael J.
Institution	SRI International
Titel	Implications of Information Technology for Employment, Skills, and Wages: Findings from Sectoral and Case Study Research. Final Report
Quelle	(2004), (79 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Information Technology; Employment Level; Job Skills; Employment Qualifications; Wages; Employment Patterns; Salary Wage Differentials; Automation; Case Studies; Skilled Workers; Semiskilled Workers; Unskilled Workers; Manufacturing Industry; White Collar Occupations; Technological Advancement; Skill Development; Clerical Occupations; Office Occupations; Retailing; Trend Analysis; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Beschäftigungsgrad; Produktive Fertigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Wage; Löhne; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Facharbeiter; Semi-skilled worker; Semi-skilled workers; Semiskilled worker; Ungelernter Arbeitnehmer; Angelernter Arbeitnehmer; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Angestelltenberuf; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Office occupations; Büroberuf; Clerical occupations; Warenwirtschaft; Trendanalyse
Abstract	This paper reviews evidence from industry-specific and case studies that shed light on the extent to which computers and automation eliminate jobs, raise job skill requirements, and, consequently, contribute to increased wage inequality between less- and more skilled workers. This paper complements a previous review of large-scale econometric studies on the same subject, Michael J. Handel, "Implications of Information Technology for Employment, Skills, and Wages: A Review of Recent Research." This paper examines the implications for work and employment of different kinds of manufacturing automation (NC/CNC machine tools, robotics, automated process control) and white-collar computer technologies (data entry, data processing, ATMs, CAD). The sectoral and case study evidence suggests technological change works mostly in the direction of skill upgrading but that the effects on employment levels, occupational composition, skill requirements within jobs, and wages are considerably more modest than theories of skill-biased technological change suggest. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01