Is Job Polarisation ICT-Driven? Evidence from the US

Hye Rim Yi; Myungkyu Shim; Hee Seung Yang

doi:10.1080/1226508X.2020.1867610

Is Job Polarisation ICT-Driven? Evidence from the US

Hye Rim Yi, Myungkyu Shim, Hee Seung Yang

Department of Economics

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Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of automation on job polarisation. Automation has been claimed to be one of the main causes for the job polarisation observed in many countries such as the US since the mid-1980s. Using the US Census data, we show that between 1980 and 2007 the increase in the usage of ICT capital is not statistically associated with changes in the employment and wage bill share of routine workers, although there is heterogeneity across industries. The main findings imply that ICT capital per se might not be the main factor driving job polarisation in the US.

Original language	English
Journal	Global Economic Review
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1226508X.2020.1867610
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Business and International Management
Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Political Science and International Relations

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