Arbeitspapier
Robots, Occupations, and Worker Age: A Production-Unit Analysis of Employment
We analyze the impact of robot adoption on employment composition using novel micro data on robot use of German manufacturing plants linked with social security records and data on job tasks. Our task-based model predicts more favorable employment effects for the least routine-task intensive occupations and for young workers, the latter being better at adapting to change. An event-study analysis for robot adoption confirms both predictions. We do not find decreasing employment for any occupational or age group but churning among low-skilled workers rises sharply. We conclude that the displacement effect of robots is occupation-biased but age neutral whereas the reinstatement effect is age-biased and benefits young workers most.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16128
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Labor Demand
- Thema
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robots
jobs
occupation
worker age
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Deng, Liuchun
Müller, Steffen
Plümpe, Verena
Stegmaier, Jens
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2023
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Deng, Liuchun
- Müller, Steffen
- Plümpe, Verena
- Stegmaier, Jens
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2023