Wage and Productivity Dispersion in United States Manufacturing: The Role of Computer Investment

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 2004
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Pages: 397-430

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

Using establishment-level data, we shed light on the sources of the changes in the structure of production, wages, and employment that have occurred over recent decades. Our findings are: (1) the between-plant component of wage dispersion is an important and growing part of total wage dispersion; (2) much of the between-plant increase in wage dispersion is within industries; (3) the between-plant measures of wage and productivity dispersion have increased substantially over recent decades; and (4) a significant fraction of the rising dispersion in wages and productivity is accounted for by changes in the distribution of computer investment across plants.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:v:22:y:2004:i:2:p:397-430
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25