Science, technological, mathematical and engineering (STEM) skills have been crucial to economic growth in the UK in the past, but how important are they to the adoption of the latest digital technologies such as AI? Mirko Draca, Max Nathan, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha and Anna Rosso find diffusion of the latest wave of technologies hasn't followed past patterns and disparities in skills are leading to uneven adoption across the country.

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Mirko Draca, Max Nathan, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha and Anna Rosso

29 October 2024

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2024/10/29/britain-needs-nerds/

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