Heterogeneous Adjustments of Employment to Automation Technologies: Evidence from Manufacturing Industries in European Regions
Tommaso Ciarli, Florencia Jaccoud, Fabien Petit
Reference
EconPol Forum 23 (5), 24-28
Abstract
- Employment adjustments to automation vary across industries, regions, technologies, and time
- Technological penetration of robots is related to higher employment within the industry in low-tech regions in the short run
- Robots are negatively correlated to employment in knowledge-intensive regions
- Regional heterogeneity in employment adjustment to robots is not driven by industry composition
- High-tech industries adjust employment to ICT penetration faster than low-tech industries