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The model developed in this paper explains differences in the division of labour across firmsas a result of computer technology adoption. We find that changes in the division of labourcan result both from reduced production time and from improved communicationpossibilities. The first shifts the...
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This paper models the impact of the diffusion of computers on the wage structure, starting from the observation that computer use increases individual productivity, but also the supply of goods. This latter effect negatively affects workers producing similar goods. If the productivity gain is...
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Despite indications that interpersonal interactions are important for understanding individual labor-market outcomes and have become more important over the last decades, there is little analysis by economists. This paper shows that interpersonal interactions are important determinants of...
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Technological change is often perceived to harm the position of the incumbent workforce compared to new entrants. Particularly the labor-market position of older workers, who are thought to have lower abilities or incentives to acquire new skills, might be deteriorated by the arrival of new...
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population heterogeneity, religiosity and education affect current levels of social capital. Social capital indicators explain … others in a robustness analysis. -- Social capital ; crime ; the Netherlands …
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