Will Technological Developments Disrupt Income Distribution in the Near Future? Teknolojik Gelişmeler, Yakın Gelecekte Gelir Dağılımını Bozacak Mı?
Sosyoekonomi, vol.34, no.67, pp.377-401, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 34 Issue: 67
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2026.01.16
- Journal Name: Sosyoekonomi
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.377-401
- Keywords: Gini, Income Distribution, Misery Index, Skilled Workforce, Technological Development
- Istanbul Gelisim University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.