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Lex Borghans
Lex Borghans
Research Fellow
Maastricht University
lex.borghans@maastrichtuniversity.nl External Homepage

Lex Borghans (Ph.D. Maastricht University) is professor of labor economics and social policy at the department of economics, Maastricht University. In his research he focused on adjustment processes in the labor market, and the impact of computers on the structure of earnings and the division of labor. Currently his main research activities concern non-cognitive skills, educational production, and educational choice.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in December 2002.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1107
The Diffusion of Computers and the Distribution of Wages
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: European Economic Review, 2007, 51 (3), 715-748
IZA Discussion Paper No. 907
Supply and Demand, Allocation and Wage Inequality: An International Comparison
Arnaud Dupuy, Lex Borghans
published in: Applied Economics, 2005, 37 (9), 1073-1088
IZA Discussion Paper No. 792
What Happens When Agent T Gets a Computer? The Labor Market Impact of Cost Efficient Computer Adoption
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2004, 54 (2), 137-151
IZA Discussion Paper No. 751
Are Computer Skills the New Basic Skills? The Returns to Computer, Writing and Math Skills in Britain
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (1), 85-98
IZA Discussion Paper No. 685
Do We Need Computer Skills to Use a Computer? Evidence from Britain
Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
published in: Labour, 2006, 20 (3), 505-532
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