The Digital Revolution and Its Impact on the Stability of the Labour Market and Employment

Editorial
  • V. N. Bobkov All-Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC; GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russian Federation bobkovvn@mail.ru
  • N. V. Novikova Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia irakrasa@mail.ru
  • I. A. Shichkin GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia shichkinia@mail.ru

Abstract

The authors draw researchers‖ attention to the global process of radical changes in the structure of employment and Labour market functioning mechanism due to the rapid spread of digital technologies. The results of the 11 th Annual Meeting of the European Communities for the study of regional Labour markets (The European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring) held in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 18-19 August 2016 have been summarized.
Keywords:
remote work, forecasting regional Labour markets, employment stability, digital time, the digital revolution

Author Biographies

V. N. Bobkov, All-Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC; GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Doctor of Economics, Professor, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Director General of the All Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC, Chief Research Worker, GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University
N. V. Novikova, Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia
Ph.D., Associate Professor Chair of Economics and State Management
I. A. Shichkin, GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russia
Ph.D., Associate Professor Chair of Human Resource Management

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