The geography and economics of new technological transformations-related jobs in Italy

Roberta Capello (Principal Investigator)

The project will provide novel evidence and mapping of the geography of technological transformations in NUTS3 regions in Italy. The impact of these transformations on local labor market dynamics will be assessed in terms of lovely (more required) and lousy (displaced) jobs generated by the technological transformations in different geographical contexts. This would allow the identification of which tasks, occupations and activities do have a comparative advantage relative to machines and other technological advances, thereby providing evidence on the reinstatement effects that directly counterbalance the displacement of the technological progress. Knowing where and under which technological transformation such changes take place is of primary importance for a spatially equal transition towards modern, digitalized economy and society. The analysis will also inform labor-related policies, associated with the emergence of lovely and lousy jobs brought about by the digital transition.

Contribution to SDGs: 8, 10