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No Teens, No Tech: How Shortages of Young Workers Hinder Firm Technology Investments

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By Cäcilia Lipowski

Currently, 70% of U.S. firms report difficulties in hiring skilled labor (Manpower Group, 2024), and labor scarcity is expected to aggravate in the future due to demographic change.

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Computers as Stepping Stones? Technological Change and Equality of Labor Market Opportunities

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By Melanie Arntz, Cäcilia Lipowski, Guido Neidhöfer and Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage

The effect of social background on professional success decreases when technological change is strong.

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