Chipping away at labour: microelectronics and employment in canada; technical report

Rahn Rj.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper developing an economic model for determining employment and labour productivity impacts of microelectronics technological change in Canada - describes model variables including labour force projections, labour intensiveness, input output analysis, etc., considers model results and sensivity tests, and concludes that for the short term there is a tendency to decreased employment opportunities as a result of increased productivity. Bibliography pp. 62 and 63, diagram and statistical tables.

Keywords: economic model; employment; labour productivity; microelectronics; technological change; labour force; projection.; labour intensive employment.; input output analysis; short term; employment opportunity; statistical table; modèle économique; emploi; productivité du travail; microélectronique; changement technologique; main-d'oeuvre; projection; emploi à forte intensité de main-d'oeuvre; analyse entrée-sortie; court terme; possibilités d'emploi; tableau statistique; modelo económico; empleo; productividad del trabajo; microelectrónica; cambio tecnológico; mano de obra; proyección; empleo con alto coeficiente de mano de obra; análisis de insumo producto; corto plazo; oportunidades de empleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 63 P. 2 ANNEXES. pages
Date: 1982
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-32, Basic Needs and Development Programme

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