Innovation and the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence and Challenges

Nicoletta Corrocher, Daniele Moschella, Jacopo Staccioli and Marco Vivarelli ()
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Daniele Moschella: Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

No 16199, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper deals with the complex relationship between innovation and the labor market, analyzing the impact of new technological advancements on overall employment, skills and wages. After a critical review of the extant literature and the available empirical studies, novel evidence is presented on the distribution of labor-saving automation (namely robotics and AI), based on natural language processing of US patents. This mapping shows that both upstream high-tech providers and downstream users of new technologies—such as Boeing and Amazon—lead the underlying innovative effort.

Keywords: skills; technological change; innovation; wages; technological unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2023-05
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Published - published in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2024, 33 (3), 519–540

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Journal Article: Innovation and the labor market: theory, evidence, and challenges (2024)
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Working Paper: Innovation and the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence and Challenges (2023)
Working Paper: Innovation and the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence and Challenges (2023)
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