Will Technological Developments Disrupt Income Distribution in the Near Future? Teknolojik Gelişmeler, Yakın Gelecekte Gelir Dağılımını Bozacak Mı?

Doğan F. C., AKDAĞ N.

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

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 67
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2026.01.16
  • Dergi Adı: Sosyoekonomi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.377-401
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gini, Income Distribution, Misery Index, Skilled Workforce, Technological Development
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study analyses the relationship between human factors, technological advancements, global shifts, labour structure, and income inequality across 21 selected upper-middle-income and high-income countries from 2008 to 2021. The study utilises variables such as high-tech exports, the human capital index, the misery index, the share of R&D expenditures in GDP, skilled and unskilled labour, patent counts, and the Global Innovation Index. The results from the one-and two-step GMM methods indicate that skilled and unskilled labour and the human capital index have significant positive effects 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.