The Role of Technological Development on Employment

Abstract

This chapter aims to investigate the impact of technological development on employment in Turkey. The authors include research and development expenditures, the share of medium and high technology product exports in total exports, and total employment into the dataset. They also use the economic growth rate as a control variable. In this study, ARDL estimation results are reported using annual data for the period 1990-2022. According to the findings of the study, economic growth and research and development expenditures positively affect employment. Exports of technological products do not have an employment-increasing effect. Based on this result, the authors argue that employment should be reskilled and associated with technological developments in Turkey.