数字化转型是否会挤占低技能劳动力的就业？

IF 0.8 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Bulletin of Economic Research Pub Date : 2024-03-31 DOI:10.1111/boer.12446

Ying Wu, Yuanyue Deng

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本文研究了数字化转型对低技能劳动力就业的影响。通过对 2008-2021 年间中国上市企业的大样本研究，我们发现数字化转型减少了低技能劳动力的就业。这一结果在一系列敏感性测试中都是稳健的，而且对于位于失业率较高地区的企业和小型企业来说，这一影响有所减弱。机制检验表明，数字化转型通过工资效应渠道和替代效应渠道影响低技能劳动力的就业。本文加深了我们对数字化转型对劳动力市场经济效应的理解。

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Does digital transformation crowd out the employment of lower skill labor?

This paper investigates the effect of digital transformation on the employment of low-skilled labor. Using a large sample of Chinese listed firms for the 2008–2021 period, we find that digital transformation reduces the employment of low-skilled labor. This result is robust to a battery of sensitivity tests and is attenuated for firms located in regions with higher unemployment rates and for small enterprises. Mechanism tests show that digital transformation affects the employment of low-skilled labor through the wage effect channel and the substitution effect channel. The paper deepens our understanding of the economic effect of digital transformation on the labor market.

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