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Technological progress and employment

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  • Uwe Blien

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB))

  • Helge Sanner

    (University of Potsdam)

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Since the days of David Ricardo economists have discussed the effects of technological progress on employment. Due to a theorem which can be traced back at least to Neisser (1942), these effects can be related to the elasticity of product demand. In this paper we prove the theorem formally in a modern framework and generalize it to the case of many products. This theorem is relevant in many different regards. In particular it may contribute to a better understanding of regional and national (un-) employment.

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  • Uwe Blien & Helge Sanner, 2014. "Technological progress and employment," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 34(1), pages 245-251.
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    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor

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