Job creation or disruption? Unraveling the effects of smart city construction on corporate employment in China

Cao, Yuqiang; Hu, Yong; Liu, Qian; Lu, Meiting; Shan, Yaowen

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122783

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“…However, the authors' findings also highlight a significant issue with the implementation of Smart City solutions. The research results did not confirm the negative impact of the implementation of smart urban solutions on the labor market previously described by Cao et al (2023) [47]. In Polish Smart Cities, the unemployment rate was lower than in the other surveyed units.…”

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“…According to Cao et al (2023) [47], the implementation of the Smart City concept may have a negative impact on the labor market, as digitization and new technologies limit employment opportunities. This is particularly painful for people with low professional qualifications, which, in turn, may contribute to the pauperization of certain groups of the urban community.…”

Section: Social Aspects Of Exclusion In a Smart Citymentioning

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The Exclusiveness of Smart Cities—Myth or Reality? Comparative Analysis of Selected Economic and Demographic Conditions of Polish Cities

Jonek-Kowalska

2023

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The Smart City concept is perceived as a method of dynamic development of cities and an opportunity to improve the quality of life of the urban community. Nevertheless, it is not without its disadvantages, among which the possibility of exclusion (economic, social or digital) is most often mentioned. However, the literature on the subject lacks empirical research verifying this allegation. For this reason, the purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of economic and social conditions in 17 Polish cities, 3 of which are recognized as Smart Cities in international rankings. By analyzing the economic and demographic conditions in the long term, an attempt is made to answer the question of whether Smart Cities offer better living conditions, and if so, how big is the imbalance and the risk of excluding other cities? In the course of the research, the following are taken into account: tax revenue per capita, unemployment rate, population density and level, as well as the share of working and post-working age population. These parameters are analyzed using descriptive statistics and systematized using multi-criteria analysis. The collective comparison of all the surveyed provincial cities shows that the best economic and demographic conditions apply to cities recognized as smart. The average annual rate of changes in tax revenues in the surveyed cities ranges from 5% to almost 8% and is the highest in Warsaw, Kraków and Wrocław. These cities are also characterized by the lowest unemployment rate, ranging from 3% to 4% (in other cities, from 4% to almost 7%). The mentioned cities and Gdańsk are the only ones with a positive rate of population change (from 0.62% to 1.08%). Other studied cities are systematically depopulating (annual rate of change from −0.37% to −7.09%). In Warsaw, Wrocław and Kraków, the share of the working-age population is also decreasing the slowest (the annual rate of change below −1.0%). The cities recognized as smart (Warsaw, Kraków and Wrocław) are matched by Gdańsk and Poznań, which can be considered strong contenders for being smart. Unfortunately, the remaining cities are far from the leaders of the ranking, which may expose them to economic and social exclusion, all the more so that the parameters examined in them are characterized by negative tendencies. It can, therefore, be concluded that striving to be smart can be a cause of increasing the economic and demographic distance. Therefore, it may increase unbalance and generate exclusion in the analyzed areas.

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Section: Social Aspects Of Exclusion In a Smart Citymentioning

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The Exclusiveness of Smart Cities—Myth or Reality? Comparative Analysis of Selected Economic and Demographic Conditions of Polish Cities

Jonek-Kowalska

2023

Smart Cities

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“…The second group of studies investigate effects of constructing smart cities in China. Some researchers have found that China's smart city policy is effective in improving informatization and inducing innovation [34][35][36], reducing environmental pollution [37][38][39], mitigating carbon emissions [40,41], adjusting employment structure [42,43], and promoting industrial structure transformation [44,45]. Nonetheless, there is little research regarding the impact evaluation of GVC upgrading.…”

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Smart Cities and Global Value Chain Upgrading: Evidence from China

Zhao,

Wang,

Zhao

2024

Sustainability

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China has been on a new journey pursuing high-quality development, an important element of which is global value chain (GVC) upgrading. The smart city pilot policy, which aims at reshaping the urban development model in China, is carried out and regarded conducive to achieving high-quality development. Nevertheless, regarding whether and how smart cities could promote GVC upgrading, research is scant. We adopted the approach of time-varying difference-in-differences (DID) and used a dataset that encompassed 174 prefecture-level cities between 2005 and 2017 to investigate the impact of China’s smart city pilot policy on the GVC upgrading of cities. The findings indicate that, firstly, GVC upgrading is significantly enhanced by building smart cities in China. Secondly, this favorable influence on GVC upgrading is mainly through channels of informatization, innovation, and industrial structure adjustment. Thirdly, the influence is more pronounced in eastern cities and cities with better conditions in terms of human capital, fiscal capacity, and information infrastructure. This research provides evidence and policy implications for China to move forward with the smart city establishment in a bid to upgrade GVCs and achieve high-quality growth.

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The data as a production factor: nonlinear effects of factor efficiency on haze pollution

Zhong,

Fu,

Zou

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Job creation or disruption? Unraveling the effects of smart city construction on corporate employment in China

Cited by 8 publications

References 68 publications

The Exclusiveness of Smart Cities—Myth or Reality? Comparative Analysis of Selected Economic and Demographic Conditions of Polish Cities

The Exclusiveness of Smart Cities—Myth or Reality? Comparative Analysis of Selected Economic and Demographic Conditions of Polish Cities

Smart Cities and Global Value Chain Upgrading: Evidence from China

The data as a production factor: nonlinear effects of factor efficiency on haze pollution

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