Technology and the labour market: the assessment

This article reviews the evidence on how technology will affect labour markets in advanced democracies over the next 10-15 years. In addition to assessing evidence on the impact of technology on the aggregate number of jobs, we take a wider view to consider how the 'Digital Revolution' will affect the quality and composition of jobs, how and where we work, and whether labour is supplied as part of a larger firm or as a self-employed micro-entrepreneur. This assessment further aims to situate the papers covered in this issue of the Oxford Review of Policy within the broader literature.