New Technologies: The Bipolarization of Employment and Job Income?

The digital revolution has disrupted how companies behave, their environment, and their consumption patterns, while changing the job and wage structure in the sectors in which they operate. On its own, this revolution has entailed a major upheaval with no end in sight, which is why it is better to l...

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Autor: Salama, Pierre
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/64825
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/64825
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:América Latina
revolución digital
empleo
ingreso laboral
países asiáticos
economías emergentes
Latin America
digital revolution
employment
job income
Asian countries
emerging economies
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Sumario:The digital revolution has disrupted how companies behave, their environment, and their consumption patterns, while changing the job and wage structure in the sectors in which they operate. On its own, this revolution has entailed a major upheaval with no end in sight, which is why it is better to learn to manage it than deny it or pump the brakes. Latin American countries use new technologies to different extents, but do not produce them. The result is negative fallout for jobs and employment, a burgeoning informal sector, and higher job income in advanced countries and in the emerging Asian economies that do make these technologies.