Research on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Application on Employment Polarization and Income Distribution Pattern_Vol. 3 No. 2 (JMSD 2026)_Journal of Management and Social Development (ISSN: 3005-5741)

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Research on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Application on Employment Polarization and Income Distribution Pattern

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202612225

Author(s)

Haoze Li

Affiliation(s)

Faculty of Business, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

Abstract

Taking artificial intelligence (AI) application as the research object, this paper constructs a theoretical framework and an empirical model to conduct an in-depth analysis of the mechanism and effect of AI on employment polarization and income distribution pattern. Based on cross-country panel data and econometric tests, combined with cases of typical industries and enterprises, this paper carries out a multi-dimensional and multi-level systematic study. The analysis finds that AI significantly affects employment structure and income distribution through such mechanisms as skill-biased technological change, industrial differentiation and occupational structure adjustment, automation substitution and new job creation. The results show that technological application intensifies the dual expansion of high-skilled and low-skilled positions and incomes, squeezes the space for medium-skilled employment and income, strengthens capital gains and fluctuates labor share, and diffuses the regional distribution pattern. Policy-wise, it is necessary to build a systematic framework covering educational adjustment, social security optimization and technology governance to mitigate the socio-economic challenges brought by AI.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence; Employment Polarization; Income Distribution; Skill Premium; Regional Imbalance

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