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The impact of technological innovation on unemployment in Nigeria: an Autoregressive distributed lag and Frequency Domain Causality approach

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  • Oluwatoyin Abidemi Somoye

    (Near East University)

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Although technology is known to enhance labor and capital productivity, there are also concerns that technological progress can lead to unemployment. Hence, using methods like Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL), Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS), Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (DOLS), Canonical Cointegration Regression (CCR), and Frequency Domain Causality, this study explores the effect of technological innovation on unemployment in Nigeria from 1991 to 2021. The ARDL results showed that a rise in technological innovation increases unemployment. More specifically, a 1% increase in technological innovation increases unemployment by 0.15% and 0.02% in the long and short–run, respectively. In addition, the FMOLS, DOLS, and CCR outcomes confirmed the ARDL findings. Furthermore, the Frequency Domain Causality result showed that technological innovation granger causes unemployment in the short, medium, and long–term. Based on these results, policymakers in Nigeria should create favorable educational and training policies. These policies can foster human capital development and help guarantee that workers have the skills to prosper in the new economy.

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  • Oluwatoyin Abidemi Somoye, 2024. "The impact of technological innovation on unemployment in Nigeria: an Autoregressive distributed lag and Frequency Domain Causality approach," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 4(5), pages 1-16, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:snbeco:v:4:y:2024:i:5:d:10.1007_s43546-024-00657-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s43546-024-00657-y
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