This paper explores the effects of offshoring, technology and Chinese import competition on labor market polarization …, while the reallocation of employment away from less polarized industries towards more highly polarized industries also … outside of manufacturing, technological change and offshoring are the most relevant forces affecting within …

long time. In fact, these automation technologies arguably had their biggest employment impact generations ago, partially … explaining changes in employment structures in agricultural and manufacturing sectors that go back to the Industrial Revolution …. Thus, the potential employment effects of current robot technology are a priori limited. …

nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace …. Despite long working hours, labour utilisation is only average due to structurally low employment rates, particularly at both … ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …

. Specifically, we look at the effect of the usage of industrial robots on jobs and employment structures across European regions. We … initial distribution of employment by industry across regions. Our estimates suggest that the effect of robots on employment … overwhelming majority of model specifications and assumptions. Regarding the effects on employment structures, we find some …