Contribution of ICT on Labor Market Polarization: an Evolutionary Approach

Benjamin David

No 2014-25, EconomiX Working Papers from University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX

Abstract: This paper analyses the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the job market polarization. We rely on an evolutionary framework by applying a “distance from mean approach”. Using data for 8 industrialized economies, we account for probable heterogeneous and timevarying effects through the estimation of a semi parametric smooth coefficient model. Our results show a significant contribution of ICT on polarization dynamics with some differences between countries and industries. We also find evidence that diffusion of ICT is initially accompanied by a Skill Bias Technological Change (SBTC), then contributing to job market polarization. Finally, our findings highlight a progressive weakening of the positive link between ICT diffusion and the increasing demand for high-skilled workers over time.

Keywords: ICT; Evolutionary economics; Polarization of labor market; Semiparametric Smooth Coefficient Model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 E11 J21 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2014
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-evo, nep-hme, nep-ict, nep-knm, nep-lab and nep-ore
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