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Technological progress and unemployment

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: With the continuous advancement of technology, more and more traditional positions are disappearing. This phenomenon is receiving increasing attention. Based on the above concerns, this article analyzes the impact of high-tech technological progress represented by artificial intelligence and automation technology on the labor market from the perspectives of skill biased technological change (SBTC) and labor market polarization theory. The study found that factors such as the pace of technological progress, labor retraining, employment policies, the speed of economic development, and social attitudes all have an impact on unemployment caused by technological progress. Based on the analysis of the above factors, this article proposes targeted suggestions to address possible unemployment.
Author: Haoyan Shi
Language: English
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405762378
FWCI: 0.362
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