Impact of technological change on employment and economic growth

The Impact of Technological Change on Employment and Economic Growth brings together distinguished experts to investigate the effects of new technology on employment and the working environment. Representing viewpoints from business, labor, government. and academia, the contributors examine whether new technology is changing the distribution of employment across occupa tions, social groups, and regions, and also consider technology's impact on wages, labor relations, and the demand for employment based education and training.

Part I looks at technology's effect on the employment and labor market generally, addressing such issues as job displacement. productivity, wages, and the geographical distribution of employment. Part II examines skills and the distribution of earnings and incomes in the information age, including valuable perspectives from academia and the military. In Part III, the contributors analyze the sectoral patterns of technology adoption including the changing patterns of robot use, the impact of technology on the retail trade, and the way computers constitute a new mode of production. In Part IV. the contributors look at trade, tax and diffusion policy issues

This book represents one of the most comprehensive treatments of the effects of technology on employment in an age when new technologies are ever more essential to maintaining and expanding economic growth. while the adjustments individuals face as a result of technological change grow increasingly painful. The Impact of Technological Change on Employment and Economic Growth offers balanced insights that will help minimize these adverse consequences while enhancing an understanding of the economic opportunities.