Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Fostering a sustainable digital transformation Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet VoxEU Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/06/23 Description Automation and digitalisation are progressing rapidly worldwide, auguring improved productivity and living standards but also the prospect of genuine social harm. This column discusses two side effects of automation – increased inequality and a rise in carbon emissions – and proposes a policy response to deal with both problems simultaneously. By imposing a higher tax on automation-driven emissions and redistributing the proceeds so as to mitigate increased inequality through education and re-training, such a policy could reduce resistance to new technologies, increase skill levels, and foster the transition to cleaner electricity production. URL https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/fostering-sustainable-digital-transformation Persons Ana Lucia Abeliansky, David E. Bloom, Filippo Bontadini, Emanuel Gasteiger, Pedro Mazeda Gil, Michael Kuhn, Monika Moraliyska, Catarina Peralta, Klaus Prettner