The fourth industrial revolution and labour market regulation in Singapore

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Journal Article
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Publisher
SAGE Publications
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Volume Title
Language
en
Date
2020
Authors
Waring, Peter
Bali, Azad
Vas, Chris
Abstract

The race to develop and implement autonomous systems and artificial intelligence has challenged the responsiveness of governments in many areas and none more so than in the domain of labour market policy. This article draws upon a large survey of Singaporean employees and managers (Nā€‰=ā€‰332) conducted in 2019 to examine the extent and ways in which artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies have begun impacting workplaces in Singapore. Our conclusions reiterate the need for government intervention to facilitate broad-based participation in the productivity benefits of fourth industrial revolution technologies while also offering re-designed social safety nets and employment protections. JEL Codes: J88, K31, O38, M53

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Waring P, Bali A, Vas C The fourth industrial revolution and labour market regulation in Singapore. The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 103530462094127-103530462094127.
Keywords
artificial intelligence, autonomous technologies, government intervention, labour market regulation, labour market restructuring, Singapore, technological change
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ANZSRC fields of research
Field of Research::16 - Studies in Human Society::1605 - Policy and Administration::160512 - Social Policy
Field of Research::14 - Economics::1402 - Applied Economics::140211 - Labour Economics
Field of Research::08 - Information and Computing Sciences::0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing::080199 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing not elsewhere classified
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