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IEB16-05_Falck.pdf (1.59 MB)

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2016

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cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Falck et al., 2016
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Returns to ICT Skills

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How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labor markets? We present the first evidence on this question, drawing on unique data that provide internationally comparable information on ICT skills in 19 countries. Our identification strategy relies on the idea that Internet access is important in the formation of ICT skills, and we implement instrumental-variable models that leverage exogenous variation in Internet availability across countries and across German municipalities. ICT skills are substantially rewarded in the labor market: returns are at 8 percent for a one-standard-deviation increase in ICT skills in the International analysis and are almost twice as large in Germany. Placebo estimations show that exogenous Internet availability cannot explain numeracy or literacy skills, suggesting that our identifying variation is independent of a person’s general ability. Our results further suggest that the proliferation of computers complements workers in executing abstract tasks that require ICT skills.

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Alfabetització tecnològica, Sistemes de telecomunicació, Tecnologia de la informació, Salaris

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Technological literacy, Telecommunication systems, Information technology, Wages

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IEB (Institut d’Economia de Barcelona) – Working Papers

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FALCK, Oliver, HEIMISCH, Alexandra and WIEDERHOLD, Simon. Returns to ICT Skills. IEB Working Paper 2016/05. [consulted: 13 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/112717

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