A Study on the Influence Mechanism of Artificial Intelligence on Industrial Structure Upgrading: A Theoretical Analysis of Capital-skill Complementarity
A Study on the Influence Mechanism of Artificial Intelligence on Industrial Structure Upgrading: A Theoretical Analysis of Capital-skill Complementarity
ZHANG Wanli, LIU Jie
School of Public Policy and Administration, Northwestern Poly-technical University, Xi′an 710072, China
Abstract Artificial intelligence has become the main driving force for China's industrial upgrading and economic transformation. It is necessary to speed up the cultivation of artificial intelligence industries that play a major leading role, and promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence with various industrial fields. Based on the transnational data of 27 countries from 2015 to 2019, this paper establishes a theoretical analysis frame based on the theory of capital-skill complementarity, and uses the intermediary effect model to verify the total effect of artificial intelligence on the upgrading and rationalization of industrial structure and the mechanism effect of inequality in labor structure and income distribution. There are following findings: (1) Artificial intelligence significantly improves the upgrading of industrial structure, but does not play an obvious role in the rationalization of industrial structure; (2)Artificial intelligence speeds up the process of upgrading and rationalization of industrial structure by promoting human capital; (3) Income distribution inequality also has an intermediary effect, that is, artificial intelligence aggravates income distribution inequality, resulting in factor mismatch, which is not conducive to improving the rationalization of industrial structure. Therefore, China should learn from the development experience of other countries, continue to play the efficiency-driven role of artificial intelligence, and prevent the mismatch of factors.
ZHANG Wanli,LIU Jie. A Study on the Influence Mechanism of Artificial Intelligence on Industrial Structure Upgrading: A Theoretical Analysis of Capital-skill Complementarity. Economic Survey, 2023, 40(2): 099.
2023, Vol. 40 
