Institution:经济学院

Title of Paper:Does Digitalization Widen Labor Income Inequality?

Journal:International Economic Review

Key Words:between-group inequality | digitalization | Gini index | labor demand and supply | worker ability

Summary:We develop a growth model that endogenizes the occupational choice of workers with different ability levels to study how
digitalization affects labor income inequality. The framework incorporates digitalization’s multifaceted effects on the economy: (i)
it influences economic growth through automation, and (ii) it affects labor income inequality through labor productivity (demand
side) and labor time modulation (supply side). We examine how these channels influence wage inequality between skilled and
unskilled workers, within each skill group, and economy-wide. The analysis reveals that digitalization’s impact on labor income
inequality—whether exacerbating or mitigating disparities—depends on the inequality metric employed.

First Author:Jilei Huang

All the Authors:Yi Sun,Jian Wang,Liyan Yang

Indexed by:Journal paper

Document Code:F0A03C917DD14C37ACAAB374A6017B09

Volume:67

Issue:5

DOI Number:10.1111/iere.70099

Number of Words:15000

ISSN:0020-6598

Translation or Not:No

Date of Publication:2026-08

Links to Published Journals:https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com-s.atrust.sdu.edu.cn:81/journal/14682354