supply of labor encourages technological progress. In contrast, the famous Habakkuk hypothesis in economic history claims …This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological … that technological progress was more rapid in 19th-century United States than in Britain because of labor scarcity in the …

labor-friendly impact of R&D expenditures (mainly related to product innovation) is found; yet, this positive employment …) capital formation is found to be negatively related to employment; this outcome suggests a possible labor-saving effect due to …The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, the economic insights on the employment impact of technological …

There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change over employment in least developed countries (LDCs … in affecting employment and skills. The results obtained lend support to a labour–augmenting effect. Moreover, the …

Slavery has been a major institution of labor coercion throughout history. Colonial societies used slavery intensively … major source of demand for slave labor during colonial times, and all colonial gold mines are now depleted. We find that the …