Gaggl, P and Wright, GC (2014) A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive. UNSPECIFIED. University of Essex, Department of Economics, Economics Discussion Papers, Colchester.
Gaggl, P and Wright, GC (2014) A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive. UNSPECIFIED. University of Essex, Department of Economics, Economics Discussion Papers, Colchester.
Gaggl, P and Wright, GC (2014) A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive. UNSPECIFIED. University of Essex, Department of Economics, Economics Discussion Papers, Colchester.
Abstract
We study the short-run, causal effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption on the employment and wage distribution, providing direct insight into how ICT alters the demand for work within the firm. We exploit a unique natural experiment generated by a generous tax allowance on ICT investments for small UK firms and find that the primary short-run effect of ICT is to complement non-routine congnitive-intensive work. At the same time, we find less extensive substitution for routine cognitive work, a result at odds with existing long-run extimates. We find no effect of ICT on manual work in the short run. Overall, ICT raises average labor productivity within the firm.
| Item Type: | Monograph (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2014 18:57 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 18:48 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/10012 |
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