Surfing the Waves of Digital Automation in Spanish Labor Market

Abstract

The emerging technologies based on artificial intelligence and robotics are challenging the landscape for human labor. Revolution 4.0 is progressively questioning some business models, changing the balance between creation and destruction of jobs, accelerating the transformation of occupational and skills requirements and affecting the distribution of income, because these technologies can replace both manual and cognitive skills. Our research analyzes how digital revolution is affecting labor market in Spain. We mainly focus on the new employment created since the outbreak of the recent financial crisis. We confirm a skill-biased technological change, although the new occupations are mostly demanding […]

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