Given past estimates of wage increases associated with workplace computer use and higher usage rates among more skilled … widening of the earnings distribution. I investigate this link by testing for direct effects of rising computer use on the … distribution of wages in the United States. Analysis of data from the periodic CPS computer use supplements over the years 1984 …

can explain observed computer adoption patterns and (long-term) changes in the wage structure. Evidence from empirical … incorporating computer skills, complementary skills and fixed costs for computer technology usage suggested by the micro literature …. It turns out that fixed costs for computer technology usage explain different patterns of computer adoption and diffusion …