Data Deficits in the Digital Age and How to Fix the Problem: More and Better Statistics to Support Technological Transformation at Work

Technological transformation is affecting the world of work. However, there is currently insufficient data and good access to data to understand this technological transformation and its socio-economic outcomes. As a consequence, policy making suffers and so the data deficits need to be plugged. Thi...

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Published inIDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
Main Authors Greenan, Nathalie, Napolitano, Silvia
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LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2022
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Summary:Technological transformation is affecting the world of work. However, there is currently insufficient data and good access to data to understand this technological transformation and its socio-economic outcomes. As a consequence, policy making suffers and so the data deficits need to be plugged. This policy briefoutlines the problems with current data within the ESS and points out what needs to be done to improve this situation and how more and better statistics can be generated to support a technological transformation in the EU that delivers an inclusive future of decent work and decent lives.