Industrial robots, and information and communication technology
The employment effects in EU labour markets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10405698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Jestl (0000-0003-4217-196X, City of Vienna – Municipal Department 23 – Economic Affairs, Labour and Statistics (MA23), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1981-1998 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00343404.2023.2292259 |
| OpenAlex | W4390950369 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 47 |
This paper explores the effects of industrial robots and information and communication technology (ICT) on regional employment in European Union countries. The empirical analysis relies on a harmonised comprehensive regional dataset that combines business statistics and national and regional accounts data. This rich dataset enables us to provide detailed insights into the employment effects of automation and computerisation in EU regions for the period 2001–16. The results suggest relatively weak effects on regional total employment dynamics. However, industrial robots show negative employment effects in local manufacturing industries and positive employment effects in local non-manufacturing industries. While the negative effect is concentrated in particular local manufacturing industries, the positive effect has operated in local service industries. Information technology investments show positive employment effects in local manufacturing industries and some individual local service industries, while communication technology investments are shown to be irrelevant for employment dynamics. In contrast, software and database investments have had a predominantly negative association with local employment
Automation · Business · Economics · European union · Industrial organization · Information and Communications Technology · International trade · Labour economics · Manufacturing · Service (business · Tertiary sector of the economy · Computer Science · Engineering · Firm Innovation and Growth · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Marketing · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |