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Human capital in the era of digital disruption

Recently, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and the Fundación Santillana presented the “OECD Skills Strategy 2019” report, drafted under the supervision of Montserrat Gomendio, Head of the OECD's Centre for Skills.

Employment and productivity in the digital age

Since the invention of the steam engine at the end of the eighteenth century, technological innovation has been the main source of growth in developed economies. In particular, it is the key reason why today’s average Spanish worker earns eight times as much as at the beginning of the twentieth century, for one third fewer hours.

World Trade at a Crossroads

USA, EU and China are the main nodes of the world trade network. 1980-2008 was the most recent period of high dynamism of trade boosted by EM growth, technological and logistic advances and, last but not least, enhanced multilateralism approach. The globalization challenge is to reach a more even distribution of its benefits and protectionism is the wrong policy.

Electric vehicles: the race for the mass market

The car industry is definitely turning to developing and marketing electric vehicles. Worldwide, the investment already announced is around $90 billion, and it is forecast to continue growing. It is also expected that big car manufacturers will have dozens of new electric models on sale to the public in the next few years.

Towards an artificial intelligence that is both controlled and ubiquitous

It is quite some time now since the term artificial intelligence (AI) broke free of the confines of science fiction and became part of current IT vocabulary. Indeed authorities and personalities as well-known as Leon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg frequently opine on the implications of this technology.

Technology lets consumers take the initiative

The changes in spending patterns that have come about in the past twenty years confirm that digital information and communication technology has now become an integral part of consumer behaviour. Irrespective of age, income, sex or any other demographic or socioeconomic characteristic, today’s consumers are highly connected.

U.S. | Technology Puts the Consumer in the Driver’s Seat for Shaping Industries

Digital technology will continue to empower consumers, granting them deeper product and pricing transparency, control over different layers of the value chain, and refinement of experiences. Survivalist mode will compel consumers to search for new ways to be frugal, facilitating the next-generation of the sharing economy.

Young people in emerging countries – are ICTs as necessary as food and drink?

To paraphrase Francisco de Quevedo, we are people who are glued to our mobiles, and these phones have to be exceptional, with an infinite Internet connection. This image, which can be applied to all information and communications technology (ICT), is especially evident among the young.

The Future of Employment

The technological and digital transformation under way, known as the fourth industrial revolution, has given rise to intense debate about its effects on employment. Opinions are divided.

El papel de la industria financiera en la digitalización de la empresa

La nueva economía, fuertemente basada en las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC), está avanzando exponencialmente en los últimos años.

U.S. | Income disparity, technology and globalization

What are the forces behind the rise in wage inequality throughout the last three decades? Which policies can reverse/correct this path?

Tecnología y empleo: una carrera entre dos fuerzas

El temor a que la tecnología reemplace paulatinamente al trabajo humano y termine causando un desempleo masivo y estructural no es nuevo en el pensamiento económico.

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