How is new technology changing job design?

Michael Gibbs

IZA World of Labor, 2017, No 344, 344

Abstract: The information technology revolution has had dramatic effects on jobs and the labor market. Many routine and manual tasks have been automated, replacing workers. By contrast, new technologies complement non-routine, cognitive, and social tasks, making work in such tasks more productive. These effects have polarized labor markets: While low-skill jobs have stagnated, there are fewer and lower paid jobs for middle-skill workers, and higher pay for high-skill workers, increasing wage inequality. Advances in artificial intelligence may be accelerating computers’ ability to perform cognitive tasks, heightening concerns about automation of even high-skill jobs.

Keywords: job design; technology; artificial intelligence; cognitive tasks; labor market polarization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 J23 J31 M5 O14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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