Recent methodologies on AI and labour - a desk review

This desk review toolkit brings together recent methodologies used to analyse AI’s effects on employment, wages, and productivity.

• ‍Table 1 covers original works from 2003 to 2020
• ‍Table 2 focuses on academic, policy, and think tank works from 2021 to 2025. After 2023 especially, the focus is significantly on LLMs.
  

Each table categorises methodologies, high-level findings, and method-specific critiques to provide a comprehensive overview of the field.

Key takeaways from most recent methodologies (Table 2, 2021-2025):

• Shift from occupation-level to task-level analysis:
• Integration of advanced technologies:
• Scenario planning and policy focus