IT und Gesellschaft Lecture I

Question	Answer
Productivity Paradox and Observation	Increase of productivity with rapid developement in information technology (first questioned in 70s, 80s in the U.S.) Observation: slowdown in productivity growth)
Sources for errors in studies about Productivity growth paradox	• Measurement of outputs and inputs is difficult • Lagged impact of IT due to learning and adjustment • Profits may be subject to redistribution and dissipation • Inadequate management of IT
Trends that are changing the Future World of Work	-Technology/Digitalisation -New Businesss Models -Globalisation -Age\|ing Societies
Labor market polarization	• Growing employment in high income cognitive jobs -Problem-solving skills making use of computing power • Growing employment in low-income manual service occupations -Hard to automate • Loss of employment in middle-income routine jobs
Model of tasks	-Routine vs. Non-routine tasks -Coginitive vs. Manual tasks -Social Intelligence, Creativity, Perception and manipulation

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