Paying to Program? Engineering Brand and High-Tech Wages
研究信息技术工人是否愿意接受较低工资以换取使用新兴IT系统的机会，以及雇主如何从中获益。基于在线评论分析，发现工人更看重有趣的IT系统而非其他雇主属性，这对企业IT投资决策和技能发展有启示。
We test the hypothesis that information technology (IT) workers accept a compensating differential to work with emerging IT systems and that employers that invest in these systems can, in turn, capture greater value from the wages they pay. We show that much of the utility IT workers derive from these systems is from skills acquired on the job. This is principally true for younger workers at employers where skill development is encouraged, and the effects are stronger in thicker markets where workers with newer skills have more outside options. An analysis of the text in online employer reviews supports the notion that IT workers value access to interesting IT systems above most other employer attributes. These findings are important because (1) they provide evidence of how worker preferences can influence corporate IT investment decisions, (2) they shed light on factors influencing IT skill development, and (3) they point to a potentially important explanation for returns from IT investments. This paper was accepted by Chris Forman, information systems.