2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The implications of technology adoption for productivity, income, and
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welfare have been studied widely in the context of less developed
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countries (LDCs). In contrast, the relationship between technology
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adoption and employment has attracted less interest. This systematic
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review evaluates the diverse yet sizeable evidence base that has
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remained below the radars of both reviewers and policy makers. We map
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the qualitative and empirical evidence and report that the effect of
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technology adoption on employment is skill biased and more likely to be
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observed when technology adoption favors product innovation as opposed
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to process innovation. Technology adoption is also less likely to be
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associated with employment creation when: (i) the evidence is related to
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farm employment as opposed to firm/industry employment; (ii) the
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evidence is related to low-income countries as opposed to lower
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middle-income or mixed countries; and (iii) the evidence is based on
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post-2001 data as opposed to pre-2001 data. There is also qualitative
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evidence indicating that international trade, weak forward and backward
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linkages, and weaknesses in governance and labor-market institutions
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tend to weaken the job creating effects of technology adoption. We
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conclude by calling for compilation of better quality survey data and
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further attention to sources of heterogeneity in modeling the
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relationship between technology adoption and employment in LDCs. (C)
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2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Ugur, M (Corresponding Author), Univ Greenwich, Business Sch, London,
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England.
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Ugur, Mehmet, Univ Greenwich, Business Sch, London, England.
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Mitra, Arup, Inst Econ Growth, Delhi, India.'
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author: Ugur, Mehmet and Mitra, Arup
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author_list:
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- family: Ugur
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given: Mehmet
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- family: Mitra
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given: Arup
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.03.015
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files: []
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issn: 0305-750X
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journal: WORLD DEVELOPMENT
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keywords: technology; employment; systematic review; meta-analysis
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keywords-plus: 'GREEN-REVOLUTION; META-REGRESSION; FARM MECHANIZATION; INCOME
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INEQUALITY; TECHNICAL CHANGE; WAGES EVIDENCE; FIRM-LEVEL; LABOR USE;
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INNOVATION; AGRICULTURE'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number-of-cited-references: '126'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ugur, Mehmet/0000-0003-3891-3641
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Ugur, Mehmet/0000-0003-3891-3641
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Uğur, Mehmet/0000-0003-0019-7811'
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pages: 1-18
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papis_id: 3c28276ee25e55677cee2f9b674f4c9e
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ref: Ugur2017technologyadoption
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researcherid-numbers: 'Ugur, Mehmet/AAG-5018-2019
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Ugur, Mehmet/Q-8345-2016
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Uğur, Mehmet/HKE-5826-2023'
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tags:
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- relevant
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- review
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times-cited: '12'
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title: 'Technology Adoption and Employment in Less Developed Countries: A Mixed-Method
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Systematic Review'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000402342600001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
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usage-count-since-2013: '71'
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volume: '96'
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web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Economics
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year: '2017'
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