Returns to ICT skills

The returns to literacy skills in Australia

Are computer skills the new basic skills ? The returns to computer , writing and math skills in

The large increase in computer use has raised the question whether people have to be taught computer skills before entering the labour market. Using data from the 1997 Skills Survey of the Employed British Workforce, we argue that neither the increase in computer use nor the fact that particularly higher skilled workers use a computer provides evidence that computer skills are valuable. We comp...

South African ICT Skills Deficiency

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is part of everyday life and the skills needed are quickly becoming a prerequisite for daily life. There is a dire shortage of ICT skills in South Africa and any attempt to circumvent this problem creates an even greater urgency. Several reports and much research have been conducted to establish the extent of the problem and many proposals and initiati...

The Skills to Pay the Bills: Returns to On-the-job Soft Skills Training*

The willingness of firms to provide general training to workers depends on the productivity gains from training and the likelihood that workers are retained. We evaluate the impacts of training in soft skills development on the workplace outcomes of female garment workers in Bengaluru, India. We implemented a lottery determining access to the program by randomizing lines and then workers within...

Increasing Returns to Education and the Skills Under-Investment Trap

Increasing Returns to Education and the Skills Under-Investment Trap We model educational investment and labor supply in a competitive economy with home and market production. Heterogeneous workers are assumed to have different productivities both at home and in the workplace. We investigate the degree to which there is under-investment in human capital, and examine the deadweight losses that a...