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

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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
Pages (from-to)	126-138
Number of pages	13
Journal	Global Economic Review
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1226508X.2020.1867610
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Funding Information:
Shim and Yang acknowledge the financial support from the Korea Institute of Finance and from Yonsei University (Yonsei University Future-leading Research Initiative of 2019 (2019-22-0005 and 2019-22-0201, respectively)). We would like to thank two anonymous referees for their valuable comments. We are grateful for helpful comments from the Seminar at Korea Institute of Finance.

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© 2020 Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul.

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

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