Full Description
Grounded in "The Race Between Education and Technology," this book uses multisource data to analyse the evolving labour market for college graduates, interpreting how the relationship between humans and automation shifts from competition to coexistence, which is reshaping skill demand, education policy, and labour market in China and abroad.
In examining the competition between humans and automation, the authors analyse how automation is pushing graduates out of informal employment, reshaping their career paths, and changing labour market structures. They also explore the impact of automation on skill demand, distinguishing between general and specific skills and highlighting how technological advancements are driving the evolving requirements of the labour market. The discussion then moves from competition to coexistence between humans and automation, highlighting the crucial role of education policy in managing human-automation substitution. The authors contend that rather than simply displacing human workers, automation can be integrated into the workforce in a way that promotes coexistence and even synergy between human skills and technological innovation.
This book advances the traditional understanding of the relationship between technology, labour market, and education. It will appeal to scholars and students who are interested in the economics of education and labour economics.
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2.The Development of Robotics Globally and in China
3. The Evolution of Labour Market of Chinese College Graduates
4. Technological Anxiety: How Robots Impact College Graduates' Informal Employment?
5. The Impact of Robot Adoption on the Demand for General Skills: Evidence Based on Job Posting Data
6. The Impact of Automation on the Demand for Specific Skills: Evidence Based on Real Interview Experience
7. Rethinking Art-Science Division Abolition: The Unforeseen Role of NCEE Reform in Preparing College Graduates for an AI-Driven Labour Market
8. The Role of Attending a Key University in Alleviating the Pressure of Artificial Intelligence Employment Substitution
9. College Majors at Risk? Insights from AI Exposure
10. Robotization and Labour Demand in Post-Pandemic Era
11. The Interplay Between Education and Economic Development: A Global Perspective
12. From Competition to Coexistence: Navigating the Future of Labor and Education in an Automated World
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