01938nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100005100060245006700111260004500178300003600223520126700259650005201526773004501578906002701623942000701650952011101657  c519013d519013220120b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKhatun, Fahmida and Saadat, Syed Yusuf 931905  aReturns to computer use in Bangladesh: An econometric analysis  aThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics    a64(1), Jan-Mar, 2021: p.178-198  aIn the highly competitive labour market of Bangladesh, workers are unable to find the right jobs and employers are also unable to find the right workers. Such skills mismatch is a manifestation that education alone cannot bridge the gaps in the labour market. Computer skills, which can complement education, are becoming increasingly important. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research regarding the potential benefit of possessing computer skills in the labour market of Bangladesh. This paper intends to fill in this knowledge gap by estimating the returns to computer use using a national labour force survey dataset. By utilising Heckman’s two-step selection model, it was found that workers who could use computers earned 17% more than workers who could not use computers. Additionally, the returns to education and experience were estimated to be 3% and 2%, respectively. This implies that computer skills were as valuable as 5 years of education or 8 years of experience, assuming that the returns to all three were constant over time. The results of this study provide empirical evidence in favor of allocating government resources for computer training, and also advocate for individual investment towards learning computer skills. – Reproduced   aEducation, Skills, Computers, Bangladesh929154  aThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics    aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  cAR  00102ddc40709393066aIIPAbIIPAd2022-01-20h64(1), Jan-Mar, 2021: p.178-198pAR126055r2022-01-20yAR