Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of automation on the occupational demand for labor using modern econometric demand theory. The empirical results demonstrate the strong effects of innovative activity in the telecommunications industry. Technical change was capital-using and labor-saving, with the labor-saving impact being felt most severely by the least skilled occupations. (Author/SSH)

Citation

Denny, M. & Fuss, M. (1983). The Effects of Factor Prices and Technological Change on the Occupational Demand for Labor: Evidence from Canadian Telecommunications. Journal of Human Resources, 18(2), 161. Retrieved June 10, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/134984/.

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Keywords

• automation
• Economic Change
• Economic Factors
• human capital
• Labor Economics
• Labor Force
• Labor Needs
• Labor Turnover
• Skilled Occupations
• Technical Occupations
• Technological Advancement
• Telecommunications
• Unskilled Occupations
• White Collar Occupations