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Call of Duty: Modern Workforce – The Impact of Digital Technology on Employment

Tingvall, Gabriel LU (2024) NEKH04 20241
Department of Economics
Abstract
This paper examines the labour market effects of Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) at a sectoral level in a panel data setup. The relationship between ICT and human labour has been a major source of debate among both academics and policymakers regarding whether ICT substitutes or complements human labour. By utilizing data from OECD STAN, this study analyses 64 industries across 38 OECD countries from 2000 to 2019 to see whether increased investments in digital technologies have any effects on employment levels across industries. The main findings of this paper are that investment in digital technologies has a net positive effect on employment. These findings are robust to multiple model specifications; however, the effects... (More)
This paper examines the labour market effects of Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) at a sectoral level in a panel data setup. The relationship between ICT and human labour has been a major source of debate among both academics and policymakers regarding whether ICT substitutes or complements human labour. By utilizing data from OECD STAN, this study analyses 64 industries across 38 OECD countries from 2000 to 2019 to see whether increased investments in digital technologies have any effects on employment levels across industries. The main findings of this paper are that investment in digital technologies has a net positive effect on employment. These findings are robust to multiple model specifications; however, the effects vary greatly across different industries. (Less)
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author
Tingvall, Gabriel LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH04 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
ICT, digitalisation, automation, employment, labour demand
language
English
id
9159679
date added to LUP
2024-09-24 11:25:54
date last changed
2024-09-24 11:25:54
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  abstract     = {{This paper examines the labour market effects of Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) at a sectoral level in a panel data setup. The relationship between ICT and human labour has been a major source of debate among both academics and policymakers regarding whether ICT substitutes or complements human labour. By utilizing data from OECD STAN, this study analyses 64 industries across 38 OECD countries from 2000 to 2019 to see whether increased investments in digital technologies have any effects on employment levels across industries. The main findings of this paper are that investment in digital technologies has a net positive effect on employment. These findings are robust to multiple model specifications; however, the effects vary greatly across different industries.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Call of Duty: Modern Workforce – The Impact of Digital Technology on Employment}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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