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The time penalty meets the computer wage premium: analysing gender differences in Austria using survey data from the "Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies" (PIAAC) 2011/2012

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  • Zilian, Stella Sophie

    (Graz Schumpeter Centre, University of Graz, Graz, Austria ; The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Vienna, Austria)

Abstract

"This article examines the relationship between different types of ICT use, flexibility and wages using Austrian survey data from 2011/2012, employing quantile regression to analyze gender differences across the wage distribution. Distinguishing between “techy” and “operational” computer tasks and using a multidimensional flexibility indicator, the analysis reveals that women receive premiums for both techy and operational computer use across most wage levels whereas men generally do not. However, greater flexibility is associated with a reduced operational computer wage premium for low-wage women, while higher-earning operational men benefit. The findings suggest that mechanisms beyond productivity, such as social evaluation processes and different concepts of flexibility, may influence how computer use is associated with wages." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Zilian, Stella Sophie, 2026. "The time penalty meets the computer wage premium: analysing gender differences in Austria using survey data from the "Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies" (PIAAC) 2011/2012," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 60, pages 1-015.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabjlr:v:60:i::p:a015
    DOI: 10.1186/s12651-026-00435-3
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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