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Technology and the future of work in emerging economies: What is different

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  • Daniel Alonso Soto

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Technological developments are likely to bring many new opportunities, which may be even larger in emerging economies and may allow them to “leapfrog” certain stages of development. Notwithstanding these opportunities, emerging economies face significant challenges associated with rapid technological progress. Many of these challenges are the same as in advanced economies, but differences in starting conditions may result in a greater threat for the emerging world. This study explores the benefits and risks brought by this new technological wave from the perspective of thirteen key emerging economies: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey. In particular, it examines: the risk of automation; whether labour markets are polarising; and the potential benefits (but also challenges) of the platform economy.

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  • Daniel Alonso Soto, 2020. "Technology and the future of work in emerging economies: What is different," OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers 236, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:elsaab:236-en
    DOI: 10.1787/55354f8f-en
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    1. María Paola Sevilla & Mauricio Farías & Daniela Luengo-Aravena, 2021. "Patterns and Persistence of Educational Mismatch: A Trajectory Approach Using Chilean Panel Data," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-24, September.
    2. Yolova, Galina & Andreeva, Andriyana & Blagoycheva, Hristina & Dimitrova, Darina & Nedyalkova, Plamena & Bogdanov, Hristosko, 2022. "Правни И Икономически Аспекти На Държавния Контрол За Спазване На Трудовото Законодателство [Legal and economic aspects of state control over compliance with labour legislation]," MPRA Paper 115533, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Andreas Eder & Wolfgang Koller & Bernhard Mahlberg, 2024. "The contribution of industrial robots to labor productivity growth and economic convergence: a production frontier approach," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 61(2), pages 157-181, April.
    4. Antonio Martins-Neto & Nanditha Mathew & Pierre Mohnen & Tania Treibich, 2024. "Is There Job Polarization in Developing Economies? A Review and Outlook," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 39(2), pages 259-288.
    5. Lukas Schlogl, 2020. "Leapfrogging into the unknown: The future of structural change in the developing world," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-25, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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