Working Paper #2025-005
New technologies and employment: the state of the art
The relationship between technology and employment has long been a topic of debate. This issue is even more pertinent today as the global economy undergoes a technological revolution driven by automation and the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence. The primary objective of this paper is to provide insights into the relationship between innovation and employment by proposing a conceptual framework and by discussing the state of the art of the debates and analyses surrounding this topic.
- Keywords
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- Technology
- employment
- compensation theory
- AI
- robot
- JEL codes
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- O33
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Vivarelli, M., & Arenas Díaz, G. (2025). New technologies and employment: the state of the art (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2025-005). UNU-MERIT. https://doi.org/10.53330/KFFP5948