Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Digital Economy and Work Transformation

External reference: https://openalex.org/T12501

  1. AI widens wage gaps between high- and low-skill workers
    Calibrated simulation model shows AI consistently widens wage gaps between high- and low-skill workers, with AI taxation proving more effective than training subsidies at reducing inequality.
  2. Automation lowers rents and widens inequality less within groups
    Automation targets high-wage jobs, dissipates worker rents, and offsets productivity gains. Analysis of U.S. data shows automation explains half of wage inequality growth since 1980.
  3. Inflation can increase job switching and vacancies
    Model explaining how nominal wage stickiness causes workers to switch jobs during inflation, creating paradox of high vacancies with lower real wages.
  4. Men sought more advice and did better in the residency match
    Study reveals how gender differences in help-seeking behavior affect medical residency matching outcomes, showing men seek more independent advice about algorithms than women, leading to better.
  5. Review of labor market monopsony book covers policy topics
    Comprehensive analysis of monopsony power in labor markets examining wage-fixing agreements, noncompete clauses, mergers, and discrimination through law and economics frameworks.
  6. The Changing Nature of Labour and Employment in the Postmodern World
    Explore how globalization and technology transformed labour markets toward precarious, informal work. Study reveals 90% informality in India's workforce and urgent need for policy reform.