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, particularly in the context of automation processes. We conduct a fieldwork analysis of three workplaces situated in Italy, each …; and a novel form of digital monopoly that holds control over intangibles and exhibits monopsonistic control over labour … the implementation of automation technology, such as Automated Guided Vehicles. Employing a qualitative analysis that …
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The global pandemic induced by the spread of the Covid-19 acted as an exogenous shock which forced organisations to adopt telework as a daily and common form of work along a relevant fraction of the occupational structure. Indeed, most of the growing contributions on telework focused on the...
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of how automation and artificial intelligence could reshape society and the economy. However, technological shifts in …
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The smart glove or smart data glasses: Digitalization of work means that technology is moving closer to the bodies of employees. It can make movements, vital signs and even emotions visible. Technologies which many people use privately to monitor their sporting activities or health opens up a...
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accurate analysts, leaving for non-research jobs. Reallocating efforts toward tasks that rely on social skills improve …
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contribution of automation to the task content and skills complexity of the jobs of incumbent workers. Despite the recent focus on … the polarising impact of automation and associated reskilling needs of lower-skilled individuals, our evidence also draws …
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We argue theoretically and document empirically that aging leads to greater (industrial) automation, and in particular … older to middle-aged workers — is associated with greater adoption of robots and other automation technologies across … development of automation technologies in countries undergoing greater demographic change. Our directed technological change model …
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and service-oriented tasks across all workers, but exacerbates health inequality between cognitive and manual workers …
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In this paper, I study technological change as a candidate for the observed increase in consumption inequality in the United States. I build an incomplete market model with educational choice combined with a task-based model on the production side. I consider two channels through which...
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This paper examines the extent to which aggregate-level de-routinization can be attributed to firm-level technology adoption during the most recent technological expansion. We use administrative data and a novel firm survey to distinguish frontier technologies from older technologies. We find...
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