Will Technological Developments Disrupt Income Distribution in The Near Future?

Akdağ N., Doğan F. C.

SOSYOEKONOMI, cilt.34, sa.67, ss.377-401, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 67
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Dergi Adı: SOSYOEKONOMI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.377-401
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

  This study analyzes the relationship between human factors, technological advancements, global shifts, labor structure, and income inequality across 21 selected upper-middle-income and high-income countries from 2008 to 2021. The study utilizes variables such as high-tech exports, the human capital index, the misery index, the share of R&D expenditures in GDP, skilled and unskilled labor, patent counts, and the global innovation index. The results obtained from the one and two-step system GMM methods indicate that skilled and unskilled labor, and the human capital index have a significant and positive impact on income distribution. In contrast, the misery index, high-tech exports, and patent counts are found to exacerbate income inequality. However, the global innovation index does not exhibit a significant effect in either analysis.

Keywords: Technological development, income distribution, Gini, skilled workforce, misery index

JEL Classification Codes: B22; E24; C40