a column by Michael Koch, Ilya Manuylov and Marcel Smolka for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
The rise of robots has sparked an intense debate about the labour market effects of their adoption.
This column explores differences in robot adoption across firms and analyses the labour market effects of robot adoption at the firm level. It reveals a productivity-enhancing reallocation of labour and market shares across firms, with robot-adopting firms creating new job opportunities and expanding their scale of operations, while non-adopters experience negative output and employment effects in the face of tougher competition.
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Showing posts with label routinisation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label routinisation. Show all posts
Monday, 15 July 2019
Thursday, 20 December 2018
Demography, unemployment, and automation: Challenges in creating (decent) jobs until 2030
a column by David Bloom, Mathew McKenna and Klaus Prettner for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
Future global employment needs are of central importance for policymakers.
This column estimates that, based on growth in the working-age population, labour force participation rates, and unemployment, about three quarters of a billion jobs will need to be created in 2010–2030.
It also discusses how automation will add to the number of jobs required.
Future global employment needs are of central importance for policymakers.
This column estimates that, based on growth in the working-age population, labour force participation rates, and unemployment, about three quarters of a billion jobs will need to be created in 2010–2030.
It also discusses how automation will add to the number of jobs required.
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
The changing nature of work
a column by Simeon Djankov and Federica Saliola for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
Over the last century, technology has created more jobs than it has displaced.
This column presents an overview of ways in which technology and innovation are changing the nature of work, leading to demand for advanced cognitive skills and greater adaptability among workers. The rise of platform marketplaces is also changing the way people work and the terms on which they work, which requires a rethinking of social protection systems.
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Over the last century, technology has created more jobs than it has displaced.
This column presents an overview of ways in which technology and innovation are changing the nature of work, leading to demand for advanced cognitive skills and greater adaptability among workers. The rise of platform marketplaces is also changing the way people work and the terms on which they work, which requires a rethinking of social protection systems.
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Monday, 19 November 2018
Automation and job displacement in emerging markets: New evidence
a column by Mitali Das for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
Evidence that routinisation lies behind labour market polarisation has been documented for many developed economies, but less is known about its impact in emerging markets.
This column draws on national censuses and labour surveys for 160 countries between 1960 and 2015 to argue that although large-scale labour market dislocation is not imminent, emerging markets are becoming increasingly exposed to routinisation – and thus labour market polarisation – from the long-term effects of structural transformation and the onshoring of routine-intensive jobs.
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Evidence that routinisation lies behind labour market polarisation has been documented for many developed economies, but less is known about its impact in emerging markets.
This column draws on national censuses and labour surveys for 160 countries between 1960 and 2015 to argue that although large-scale labour market dislocation is not imminent, emerging markets are becoming increasingly exposed to routinisation – and thus labour market polarisation – from the long-term effects of structural transformation and the onshoring of routine-intensive jobs.
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