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Inequality and Technology
Social Sciences
There is consistent evidence that technology, particularly automation, is affecting the skill content of jobs and driving inequality in labour markets of developed economies.
⦿ How does the skill content of jobs change as countries develop?
⦿ Is automation also generating polarisation in labour markets of developing countries?
This lecture will discuss the evidence of these facts, its possible drivers, what could be expected in the future as new technologies continue to evolve and become cheaper and draw implications for skills building and other social policies.