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Title:

Modeling The Relationship Between Industrial Employment And Information And Communication Technologies

Authors:

Ángel Díaz‐Chao, José Luis Montes, Joan Torrent‐Sellens

Published in:

 

(2009).ECMS 2009 Proceedings edited by J. Otamendi, A. Bargiela, J. L. Montes, L. M. Doncel Pedrera. European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2009 

 

ISBN: 978-0-9553018-8-9

 

23rd European Conference on Modelling and Simulation,

Madrid, June 9-12, 2009

Citation format:

Diaz-Chao, A., Montes, J. L., & Torrent-Sellens, J. (2009). Modeling The Relationship Between Industrial Employment And The Information And Communication Technologies. ECMS 2009 Proceedings edited by J. Otamendi, A. Bargiela, J. L. Montes, L. M. Doncel Pedrera (pp. 500-504). European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2009-0500-0504

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2009-0500-0504

Abstract:

In this paper, we develop a model to measure the effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the labor market, aiming to settle down its net effect on employment creation. The main findings are:

1) Related with the sector services, where the regions with worse evolution of the industrial employment showed growth in the information society sector services, being it intensive in technology, and a certain negative incidence employment growth in the sector services in general and in the industrial one,

2) Related with the ICT, where two variables have a negative effect on the employment growth: the extranet and the own wireless net. This negative incidence has its base on the positive relationship between productivity and technology. This way, the ICT integration into the industry causes smaller new workers needs.

3) A second group of estimates highlights some of the factors that have influenced the recent industry evolution. The most prominent effect is the incidence of the ICT on the added value. The regions where there is more penetration of the ICT are the ones having bigger industry relevance in the Spanish economy.

4) In addition, the difficulties to find ICT skilled workers specialist is a factor that hinders the added value growth. These results reveal the need of a public policy favoring the skilled labor and the company’s technological advances. The conjunction of both factors will improve the industry long-term benefits.

5) A last effects group reveals that regions with bigger industrial production growth have also a bigger growth of the employment in the services sector.

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