Replication data for: A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Paul Gaggl; Greg C. Wright

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Project Citation: 

Gaggl, Paul, and Wright, Greg C. Replication data for: A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113661V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We study the short-run causal effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption on employment and wage distribution. We exploit a natural experiment generated by a tax allowance on ICT investments and find that the primary effect of ICT is to complement nonroutine, cognitive-intensive work. We also find that the ICT investments led to organizational changes that were associated with increased inequality within the firm and we discuss our findings in the context of theories of ICT adoption and wage inequality. We find that tasks-based models of technological change best fit the patterns that we observe.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Automation; regression discontinuity
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
      J23 Labor Demand
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      M15 IT Management
      O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United Kingdom
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2000 – 2004
Universe:  View help for Universe ONS Survey of UK Firms
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data; administrative records data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source UK Office of National Statistics
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation firms, workers,

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