Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

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No 237: How policy could handle workplace digitization

Karl Wennberg (), Evelina Stadin and Andreas Bergström
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Karl Wennberg: Ratio, Postal: The Ratio Institute, P.O. Box 5095, SE-102 42 Stockholm, Sweden
Evelina Stadin: Ratio, Postal: The Ratio Institute, P.O. Box 5095, SE-102 42 Stockholm, Sweden
Andreas Bergström: FORES, Postal: The Ratio Institute, P.O. Box 5095, SE-102 42 Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract: While the brave new world of digital technology is delivering intensive growth to some companies and individuals, the question remains whether that growth ‘trickles down’ or ‘spills over’ to other sectors of the economy rapidly enough to avoid the massive social disruptions seen in earlier historical periods of economic transformation. In this short paper we discuss the potential labour market consequences of automation based on digital technology.

Keywords: Digitization; Labour Markets; Active Labour Market Policy

JEL-codes: J24; J68; O38

16 pages, December 5, 2014

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