TY - JOUR
T1 - Is Job Polarisation ICT-Driven? Evidence from the US
AU - Yi, Hye Rim
AU - Shim, Myungkyu
AU - Yang, Hee Seung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/1226508X.2020.1867610
DO - 10.1080/1226508X.2020.1867610
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098588550
JO - Global Economic Review
JF - Global Economic Review
SN - 1226-508X
ER -