The Youth Labour Market, Populism and the Digitalization of Economies

Authors

  • Raúl González Fabre ICADE — Comillas Pontifical University

Keywords:

labour market, artificial intelligence, economic competition, xenophobia, anti–system politics

Abstract

Firstly, a basic understanding of economic competition and its role in the lives
of the youth is presented. Then two forces are described which have affected the
lowest echelons of the labour competition market during the last decade and
the political reactions (xenophobic, anti–system) which ensued. Finally, some
ideas are summarized which were presented at the discussion on the competitive
impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the labour market, some of the responses
proposed and the basic difficulties that affect them. We conclude that one must
expect further political convulsions following infringements of the AI upon the
structure of the youth labour market.

Published

2019-07-16