The Impact of Technological Progress on Employment in Algeria : Econometric Study (1990-2017)
Abstract
This study aims to determine the impact of technological change on labor demand in Algeria during the period 1990 and 2017 using test of cointegration and the Granger- Causality test. The results of estimating the labor demand function in Algeria proved that the 1% increase in the technological progress expressed by the volume of imports of Industrial goods would lead to a 2.24% increase in labor demand. the results of the test of cointegration also showed the existence of a long-term equilibrium relationship between the technological progress and the total labor force in Algeria With the access rate to balance around 01.10 %. The test results concluded that there is a short-term causal relationships between the total labor force and the explanatory variables used in the study: technological progress, capital stock, and gross domestic product.
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