Market power and artificial intelligence work on online labour markets

Data is the core of Internet-based business models. Ever since Facebook took over WhatsApp, European antitrust law has been faced with the question of how to deal with mergers, especially those involving the well-known Internet giants ("FANG"). Under what circumstances can market power be based as a prohibition criterion on the possession of and access to data? What competitive effects of data-based market power are to be feared in horizontal, vertical and conglomerate mergers? How can any commitments remedy this form of market power? The work takes into account technical developments such as artificial intelligence as well as data protection aspects.

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Robots, skill demand and manufacturing in US regional labour markets

Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society ◽

10.1093/cjres/rsz019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 77-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nancey Green Leigh ◽

Benjamin Kraft ◽

Heonyeong Lee

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Great Recession ◽

International Federation ◽

Labour Markets ◽

The Other ◽

Manufacturing Employment ◽

The Great Recession ◽

The Usa ◽

Regional Labour Markets ◽

Job Postings

Abstract Advances in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technology have spurred a re-examination of technology’s impacts on jobs and the economy. This article reviews several key contributions to the current jobs/AI debate, discusses their limitations and offers a modified approach, analysing two quantitative models in tandem. One uses robot stock data from the International Federation of Robotics as the primary indicator of robot use, whereas the other uses online job postings requiring robot-related skills. Together, the models suggest that since the Great Recession ended, robots have contributed positively to manufacturing employment in the USA at the metropolitan level.

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Past, present and future of the Spanish labour market: when the pandemic meets the megatrends

Applied Economic Analysis ◽

10.1108/aea-11-2020-0154 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Juan J. Dolado ◽

Florentino Felgueroso ◽

Juan F. Jimeno

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Labour Market ◽

Economic Activity ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Labour Markets ◽

Social Policies ◽

Technological Changes ◽

Content Type ◽

Policy Measures

Purpose This paper aims to review the experience so far of the Spanish labour market during the Covid-19 crisis in the light of the existing institutions, its performance during past recessions and the policy measures adopted during the pandemic. Emphasis is placed on the role of worldwide trends in labour markets because of automation and artificial intelligence, in shaping a potential recovery of this (hopefully) transitory shock through a big reallocation process of employment and economic activity. It also highlights some innovations to employment and social policies needed to smooth the reallocation process and lessen the rise in inequality associated to technological trends. Design/methodology/approach Theory and empirics. Findings The Spanish labour market will subject to a great reallocation shock as a result of Covid-19 and secular technological changes. Reforms need to be undertaken. Originality/value An overview and some new results.

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