The Employment Impact of Innovation : Evidence and Policy

ISBN-13: 9780415204330 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 240 str.

Marco Vivarelli; Mario Pianta

Opis

The diffusion of information and communication technologies is rapidly changing the structure of advanced economies and the fear of mass technological unemployment has emerged. On the other hand, advocates of full employment equilibrium strongly believe that any labour-saving bias can be easily counterbalanced by market forces. This book addresses this controversy integrating the economic theoretical debate with detailed empirical evidence and economic policy proposals.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: economic structure, technology and employment Mario Pianta and Marco Vivarelli 2. The analysis of technological change and employment Vincenzo Spiezia and Marco Vivarelli 3. Modelling the employment impact of innovation: do compensation mechanisms work? Roberto Simonetti, Karl Taylor and Marco Vivarelli 4. Growth and unemployment: productivity gains vs. demand constraints Paolo Piacentini and Paolo Pini 5. The employment impact of product and process innovations Mario Pianta 6. Organisational innovations, computerisation and employment. Evidence from American manufacturing Philippe Askenazy 7. Innovation and employment in services: results from the Italian innovation survey Rinaldo Evangelista 8. New technology, growth and job creation: the role of learning strategies Kurt Lundgren 9. Innovation and employment in developing countries Dilek Çetindamar Karaömerlioglu and Hancer K. Ansal 10. Compensation mechanisms and targeted economic growth. Lessons from the history of economic policy Eric Reinert 11. Conclusions: are employment friendly policies possible? Mario Pianta and Marco Vivarelli

O autorze

Mario Pianta, Marco Vivarelli