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We analyze the impact of robot adoption on employment composition using novel micro data on robot use of German … 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 …
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variables). Besides institutional variables influencing external numerical flexibility (employment protection, unemployment …
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A shortfall in employee voice attendant upon union decline has long been forewarned. Data from the third European Company Survey is used to establish perceived shortfalls in employee involvement based on the responses of employee representatives in establishments where formal workplace employee...
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sizeable proportion faces risk of being in disguised or dependent employment relationship, works informally, and has a poor …
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We investigate with German data how the use of temporary agency work has helped establishments to manage the economic and financial crisis in 2008/09. We examine the (regular) workforce development, use of short-time work, and business performance of establishments that made differential use of...
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Increased pressure for labour market flexibility and increasing demand over workers' performance have fostered the idea that working conditions, in most European countries, have progressively deteriorated with adverse effects on psychological well being and mental health. This paper investigates...
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Whereas there are recent papers on the effect of robot adoption on employment and wages, there is no evidence on how …
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