executing nonroutine abstract tasks, and substitutes for unskilled workers in performing routine tasks. When we use our …

We introduce a new task-based framework to describe production. It focuses on the fact that certain tasks are too … variety of applications. For instance, the automation of low-complexity tasks tends to reinforce labor market segmentation …

employment growth in countries with a high share of occupations that are intensive in routine tasks. …

, as a technology platform, can automate tasks previously performed by labor or create new tasks and activities in which … on creating new tasks where labor can be productively employed. The consequences of this choice have been stagnating …

allocation of tasks to capital and labor - the task content of production. Automation, which enables capital to replace labor in … tasks it was previously engaged in, shifts the task content of production against labor because of a displacement effect. As … productivity. The effects of automation are counterbalanced by the creation of new tasks in which labor has a comparative advantage …

. By analysing the profile of the job tasks and skill needs of Greek homeworkers, the paper also shows marked deviations in … standardised and moderate ICT tasks and to rely more on social serving tasks. The paper highlights that there is significant scope …