ISBN:
9781035303151
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 184 pages)
,
illustration
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Vivarelli, Marco, 1963 - The economics of technology and employment
DDC:
331.13/7042
Keywords:
Arbeitsmarkttheorie
;
Theorie der Arbeitslosigkeit
;
Technischer Fortschritt
;
Theorie
;
Schätzung
;
Italien
;
USA
;
Labor supply Effect of technological innovations on
;
Technological unemployment
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Employees Effect of technological innovations on
;
Employment (Economic theory)
;
Unemployment
;
Technische Innovation
;
Arbeitsangebot
;
Arbeitslosigkeit
Abstract:
The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on employment from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. After an analytical discussion of theoretical propositions and models put forward by classical and contemporary economists, Dr Vivarelli develops a model to examine the extent to which worker displacement due to technical progress can be offset by compensatory market forces. This model is tested using Italian and US aggregate time-series data. The theoretical discussion and empirical results are combined to demonstrate that the employment impact of labour saving technologies can only be partially counter-balanced by market forces and so economic policy measures could be necessary. This important and innovative volume will be welcomed by economists and policymakers as a major contribution to our theoretical understanding of employment, industrial innovation and technical change
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The economics of technical change and employment -- 3. Technology and employment in the history of economic thought: Towards a comprehensive taxonomy -- 4. The recent debate: The neoclassical approach -- 5. The recent debate: Alternative approaches -- 6. The empirical studies: A critical survey -- 7. A testable model -- 8. The econometric tests based on Italian data -- 9. The econometric tests based on us data -- 10. Conclusions and policy implications -- References -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-182) and index
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