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Distributional dynamics following a technological revolution

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  • David Andolfatto
  • Eric Smith

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In this paper we explore the link between technological change and the dynamics of employment, production, and the distribution of earnings. Technological change not only advances society's collective capability but also changes the relative productivities of its members. The latter effect establishes the likely winners and losers from advances in productive capabilities, provides a mechanism that can generate cyclical fluctuations in output as well as employment, and determines the evolution of the earnings distribution.

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  • David Andolfatto & Eric Smith, 2001. "Distributional dynamics following a technological revolution," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 34(3), pages 739-759, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:34:y:2001:i:3:p:739-759
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    1. Lance Lochner & Youngmin Park & Youngki Shin, 2017. "Wage Dynamics and Returns to Unobserved Skill," Staff Working Papers 17-61, Bank of Canada.
    2. Patrizia Ordine & Giuseppe Rose, 2009. "Overeducation and Instructional Quality: A Theoretical Model and Some Facts," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 3(1), pages 73-105.
    3. Charlot, Olivier & Decreuse, Bruno, 2005. "Self-selection in education with matching frictions," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(2), pages 251-267, April.

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