In the early 1990s, the share going to labour across all OECD countries was about two-thirds, or 66.1%, by the late 2000s, it had fallen to 61.7%. But the biggest factor looks to be technology, accounting for perhaps 80% of the shift, according to OECD estimates (although others argue that financial globalisation is the main factor). This represents the increased use of robots and automation as well as the growing sophistication of information processing. The implications are clear: Income that once went to workers now goes to the owners of capital who financed the machines or software that - to a greater or lesser extent - have replaced those workers.