Does the rise of robotic technology make people healthier?
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4361
Abstract: Technological advancements bring changes to our life, altering our behaviors as well as our role in the economy. In this paper, we examine the potential effect of the rise of robotic technology on health. Using… read more here.
Keywords: rise robotic; robotic technology; technology make; health ... See more keywords
Robot revolution and human capital accumulation: implications for growth and labour income
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-024-00854-w
Abstract: We develop a model of endogenous growth with automation to study the impact of industrial robots on growth and labour income. We incorporate human capital accumulation into that framework to examine the role of human… read more here.
Keywords: capital accumulation; human capital; low skilled; income ... See more keywords
Spatial concentration patterns of South Asian low-skilled immigrants in Oman: A spatial analysis of residential geographies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.09.006
Abstract: Abstract Oman is a major recipient of South Asian labor immigrants, and correspondingly, the demographic statistics reveal that the non-Omani populations primarily are constituted of the Asians. This research examines whether the largest immigrant groups… read more here.
Keywords: skilled immigrants; residential geographies; research; geography ... See more keywords
Low-skilled labor markets as a constraint on business strategy choices: A theoretical approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.06.020
Abstract: Abstract The characteristics of the environment in which a firm operates may be constraining a firm's choice of strategy in order to create and sustain a competitive advantage. In particular, we focus on the fact… read more here.
Keywords: firm; strategy; skilled labor; low skilled ... See more keywords
Innovation, automation, and inequality: Policy challenges in the race against the machine
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2019.10.012
Abstract: We analyze the effects of R&D-driven automation on economic growth, education, and inequality when high-skilled workers are complements to machines and low-skilled workers are substitutes for machines. The model predicts that innovation-driven growth leads to… read more here.
Keywords: innovation automation; inequality; education; automation inequality ... See more keywords
HOW POWERFUL ARE TRADE UNIONS? A SKILL-BIASED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE APPROACH
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DOI: 10.1017/s1365100516001346
Abstract: This paper proposes a new theoretical framework aimed at understanding the link between technological change, skill premium, and employment. We build an endogenous growth model of directed technological change with vertical research and development (R&D)… read more here.
Keywords: technological change; trade; employment; low skilled ... See more keywords
Immigration and robots: is the absence of immigrants linked to the rise of automation?
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1849757
Abstract: ABSTRACT Increasing concerns about automation of work raise the question what the demographic components are that promote the spread of technology. What is the relationship between the presence of immigrants and automation? This paper is… read more here.
Keywords: immigrants linked; immigration robots; automation; robots absence ... See more keywords
Household Social Mobility for Paid Domestic Workers and Other Low-Skilled Women Employed in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2017.1414951
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper explores the theme of patronage by examining how the social mobility prospects of paid domestic workers differ from other vulnerable low-skilled black and colored women in post-apartheid South Africa. The literature provides… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; paid domestic; social mobility; domestic workers ... See more keywords
“I am from nowhere”: identity and self-perceived health status of skilled immigrants employed in low-skilled service sector jobs
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DOI: 10.1108/ijmhsc-09-2015-0035
Abstract: Purpose The foreign-born skilled immigrant population is growing rapidly in Canada but finding a job that utilizes immigrants’ skills, knowledge and experience is challenging for them. The purpose of this paper is to understand the… read more here.
Keywords: status; skilled immigrants; self perceived; perceived health ... See more keywords
Escaping the low-skilled job trap: Evidence from young workers
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DOI: 10.1177/14782103251372394
Abstract: Nearly half of young Vietnamese workers remain trapped in low-skilled employment despite education investments, contradicting human capital theory’s prediction that skills enable upward mobility. We develop the “Skills-Mobility Paradox” theory explaining this puzzle through three… read more here.
Keywords: human capital; mobility; job trap; escaping low ... See more keywords
Resilience and (Dis)empowerment: Use of Social Media Among Female Mainland Low-Skilled Workers in Macao During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440231160480
Abstract: The role of social media in a resilient process is associated with the co-constitution of structural forces and users’ agency. During COVID-19, how women—particularly low-skilled labor migrants—used social media for empowerment is underexplored. By taking… read more here.
Keywords: social media; skilled workers; mainland low; female mainland ... See more keywords