Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature

Marco Vivarelli ()

No 6291, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with reference both to the advanced economies and the developing countries (DCs).

Keywords: employment; innovation; technology; skill-biased technological change; skill (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2012-01
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Published - published in: Journal of Economic Issues, 2014, 48 (1), 123-154

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