Heterogeneous Adjustments of Labor Markets to Automation Technologies

Arbeitspapier

This paper examines the labor market adjustments to four automation technologies (i.e. robots, communication technology, information technology, and software/database) in 227 regions across 22 European countries from 1995 to 2017. By constructing a measure of technology penetration, we estimate changes in regional employment and wages affected by automation technologies along with the reallocation of workers between sectors. We find that labor market adjustments to automation technologies differ according to i) the technology involved, ii) the sector of penetration, iii) the sectoral composition of the region, and iv) the region's technological capabilities. These adjustments are driven largely by the reallocation of low-paid workers across sectors.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 10237

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
• Subject: automation technology ; labor market ; employment reallocation ; sectoral composition

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Petit, Fabien ; Jaccoud, Florencia ; Ciarli, Tommaso
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2023

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/271881
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET