Digitalisation and employment in the EU 1995-2019

Anabela Marques Santos (), Javier Barbero, Simone Salotti and Andrea Conte
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No JRC136551, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The recent increase in the use of digital technologies has brought benefits in terms of increased productivity, sales and exports. The COVID-19 crisis accelerated the digital transition, pushing both governments and businesses to invest more in information and communication technology (ICT). Policy makers and researchers are interested in assessing the macroeconomic and distributional effects of digitalisation on the labour market. The impact of digitalisation may be either positive or negative, and may affect certain jobs and sectors more than others. Several recent studies have quantified the net impact of digital technologies on employment, with mixed results. This Policy Insight reports the results of a study using European Union (EU) data from 1995 to 2019, which finds a net positive effect, albeit heterogeneous across countries.

Keywords: digitalisation; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 R13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 2 pages
Date: 2024-03
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