After a decade in which wages and employment fell precipitously in low-skill occupations and expanded in high … accounted for by a single proximate cause - rising employment and wages in low-education, in-person service occupations. We … automation. We find that in labor markets that were initially specialized in routine-intensive occupations, employment and wages …

lessons have been learned that may guide future policy. We focus on Europe and USA, but introduce evidence from other … are weekly wages and happiness. Our results show significant effects at age 50 from early adulthood unemployment. These …