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Do Digital Information Technologies Help Unemployed Job Seekers Find a Job? Evidence from the Broadband Internet Expansion in Germany
Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2018
unemployed in Germany. We address endogeneity by exploiting technological peculiarities in the network that affected the roll …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012917098
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Do German Works Councils Counter or Foster the Implementation of Digital Technologies?
Genz, Sabrina - 2018
highlights the importance of establishment-level workforce representation for the digital adoption process within Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915330
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The Value of Information in Technology Adoption
Islam, Asad - 2019
We develop a theoretical model in which technology adoption decisions are based on the information received from others about the quality of a new technology and on their risk attitudes. We test the predictions of this model using a randomized field experiment in Bangladesh. We show that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861281
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Knowledge Spillovers, ICT and Productivity Growth
Corrado, Carol A. - 2014
This paper looks at the channels through which intangible assets affect productivity. The econometric analysis exploits a new dataset on intangible investment (INTAN-Invest) in conjunction with EUKLEMS productivity estimates for 10 EU member states from 1998 to 2007. We find that (a) the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051449
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The 'Dynamic' of Job Competition During the ICT Revolution
Chéron, Arnaud - 2012
Our paper seeks to gain insights on the effect of labor market institutions on the evolution of overeducation (job competition), unemployment inequalities and job instability during the polarization process of the labor market fostered by the diffusion of novel technologies. Based on micro data,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012755400
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Information and Communication Technology, Hierarchy, and Job Design
Gerten, Elisa; Beckmann, Michael; Kräkel, Matthias - 2022
In recent decades, information and communication technology (ICT) has been associated with far-reaching changes in the design of jobs. However, it still remains unclear whether these changes will lead to more centralization or more decentralization in firms. Previous literature on this debate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078210
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The Adoption and Diffusion of Organizational Innovation : Evidence for the U.S. Economy
Lynch, Lisa M. - 2014
States during the 1990's, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with … investments in organizational innovation. Past profits tend to be positively associated with organizational innovation. Employers … being part of a multi-establishment firm) are more likely to invest in organizational innovation. Investments in human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751889
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Innovative Work Practices, Information Technologies and Working Conditions : Evidence for France
Askenazy, Philippe; Caroli, Eve - 2021
We investigate the impact of new work practices and information and communication technologies (ICT) on working conditions in France. We use a unique French dataset providing information on individual workers for the year 1998. New work practices include the use of quality norms, job rotation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317419
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Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform
Haan, Peter - 2011
public pension system. We calculate that, in the case of Germany, the fiscal consequences of the 6.4 year increase in age 65 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122108
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Labour Market Participation and Atypical Employment Over the Life Cycle : A Cohort Analysis for Germany
Bachmann, Ronald - 2019
We use data from the adult cohort of the National Education Panel Study to analyse the changes in the employment histories of cohorts born after World War II and the role of atypical employment in this context. Younger cohorts are characterised by acquiring more education, by entering into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894563