We investigate the impact of robot adoption on electoral outcomes in 14 Western European countries, between 1993 and … ideology scores from the Manifesto Project. We measure exposure to automation both at the regional level, based on the ex …-sample employment patterns in the region of residence. We instrument robot adoption in each country using the pace of robot adoption in …

The present technological revolution, characterized by the pervasive and growing presence of robots, automation …

The strikes' literature is dominated by the causes and effects of strike action as they relate directly to strikers … result of the strike action of others. Using a unique data set of the British Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF), it …

industrial relations do seem to matter: greater strike volume is associated with higher unemployment. Holding country effects …

for 2009 and 2013 and various measures of strike activity. The principal goal is to address the effect of formal workplace … reduced strike activity. However, any such effect is sensitive in particular to the union status of work councilors and time …. There is also some indication that collective bargaining at levels higher than the company can exacerbate strike activity …

In this paper, we compile a unique historical dataset that records strike activity in the British engineering industry … effects. We study the cyclicality of strike durations, strike incidence, and strike outcomes and distinguish between pay and …. These findings suggest that it is important when studying strike durations to take account of differences in the composition …

We show, theoretically and empirically, that the effects of technological change associated with automation and … is that better matches enjoy a comparative advantage in exploiting automation and a comparative disadvantage in … exploiting offshoring. It implies that automation (offshoring) may reduce (raise) employment by lengthening (shortening …