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How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labor markets? [The authors] ... Show more
How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labor markets? [The authors] present the first evidence on this question, drawing on unique data that provide internationally comparable information on ICT skills in 19 countries. Using an instrument that leverages cross-country variation in the technologically determined probability of having Internet access, [the authors] find that ICT skills are substantially rewarded in the labor market. Placebo estimations show that exogenous Internet availability cannot explain numeracy or literacy skills, suggesting that [the] identifying variation is independent of a person's general ability. [The authors] also exploit technological peculiarities that determine Internet availability across German municipalities and confirm the findings from the cross-country analysis. [The] results further suggest that the proliferation of computers complements workers in executing abstract tasks that use and reinforce ICT skills.
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Authors: Falck, Oliver; Heimisch, Alexandra; Wiederhold, Simon

Conference name: CEDEFOP/IZA Workshop on Skills and Skill Mismatch

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: Asia; Japan; Korea ... [+] Show more Republic">Czech Republic; Britain">Great Britain; America">North America; States">United States; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: OECD education working papers

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Technology; Research ... [+] Show more

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Returns to ICT skills