Rising Broadband Exposure: Differential Effects on Labour Market Outcomes

宽带使用率的上升：对劳动力市场结果的不同影响

• 批准号: 2654855
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Sussex
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2654855
• 关键词: Rising; Broadband; Exposure; Differential; Effects

The effect of broadband exposure on labour market outcomes is important from both an academic and policy perspective. From an academic perspective, understanding the impacts of digitalisation faces significant data limitations. As a result, much of the empirical evidence on wages is focused within the manufacturing sector such as Acemoglu & Restrepo (2020) and Graetz & Michaels (2018). This does not provide us with a complete understanding of the effects of digitalisation. Broadband affects every sector of the labour market, and several economic outcomes. Therefore it can provide a fuller picture of the impacts of digitalisation. The effect on wages remains unclear (Genz, Janser & Lehmer, 2019) with results often being ambiguous. Further, the literature has also yet to find clear answers on how certain groups within the labour force are affected by ongoing digitalisation (Frey & Osborne, 2017).From a policy perspective, broadband access has the potential to significantly change labour market opportunities and the demography of the workforce yet there is limited empirical evidence (Dettling, 2013; Autor, 2001; Genz, Janser & Lehmer, 2019). The potential effects of broadband access are vast. For example, it can directly impact job opportunities, help facilitate work-family balance (Dettling, 2013) and facilitate job searching (Bhuller et al., 2019). Understanding the differential effects in terms of wages and other outcomes is crucial for policymakers to protect workers (Acemoglu & Restrepo, 2020). Further, developing a greater understanding of how the demography of the labour force changes may provide important insight into future labour market trends (Walwei, 2016). By studying the effects of broadband exposure on the Norwegian Labour Market, I aim to address the following research questions:RQ1: What is the effect of increased broadband exposure to wages across different sectors of the labour market? RQ2: How does ongoing digitalisation, though increasing broadband exposure, affect workplace demographics? Is there a heterogenous impact across different groups?

从学术和政策角度来看，宽带接触对劳动力市场结果的影响都很重要。从学术角度来看，理解数字化的影响面临着重大的数据限制。因此，大部分关于工资的经验证据都集中在制造业领域，如Acemoglu & Restrepo（2020）和Graetz & Michaels（2018）。这并不能让我们完全理解数字化的影响。宽带影响到劳动力市场的每个部门和若干经济成果。因此，它可以更全面地了解数字化的影响。对工资的影响仍不清楚（Genz，Janser & Lehmer，2019），结果往往是模棱两可的。此外，关于劳动力中的某些群体如何受到持续数字化的影响，文献也尚未找到明确的答案。（Frey & Osborne，2017年）。从政策角度来看，宽带接入有可能显著改变劳动力市场机会和劳动力人口结构，但经验证据有限（Dettling，2013; Autor，2001; Genz，Janser & Lehmer，2019）。宽带接入的潜在影响是巨大的。例如，它可以直接影响就业机会，有助于促进工作与家庭的平衡（Dettling，2013年），并促进求职（Bhuller等人，2019年）。了解工资和其他结果方面的差异效应对于政策制定者保护工人至关重要（Acemoglu & Restrepo，2020）。此外，更深入地了解劳动力人口结构的变化可能为未来劳动力市场趋势提供重要见解（Walwei，2016）。通过研究宽带曝光对挪威劳动力市场的影响，我的目标是解决以下研究问题：RQ 1：增加宽带曝光对劳动力市场不同部门工资的影响是什么？正在进行的数字化虽然增加了宽带的曝光率，但如何影响工作场所的人口统计？不同群体之间是否存在异质性影响？