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Information Technology, Workplace Organization, and the Demand for Skilled Labor: Firm-Level Evidence

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Bresnahan, T. F., Brynjolfsson, E., Hitt, L. M.·2002·The Quarterly Journal of Economics
DOI 10.1162/003355302753399526
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We investigate the hypothesis that the combination of three related innovations—1) information technology (IT), 2) complementary workplace reorganization, and 3) new products and services—constitute a significant skill-biased technical change affecting labor demand in the United States. Using detailed firm-level data, we find evidence of complementarities among all three of these innovations in factor demand and productivity regressions. In addition, firms that adopt these innovations tend to use more skilled labor. The effects of IT on labor demand are greater when IT is combined with the particular organizational investments we identify, highlighting the importance of IT-enabled organizational change.

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Authors
Bresnahan, T. F., Brynjolfsson, E., & Hitt, L. M.
Venue
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2002-02-01
Volume
117
Issue
1
Pages
339-376
ISSN
  • 0033-5533 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-4650
DOI
10.1162/003355302753399526
OpenAlex
W2890782667
Cited by
3,211
References
4
FWCI
266.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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