Digitale Arbeitswelt – Chancen und Herausforderungen für Beschäftigte und Arbeitsmarkt
Der digitale Wandel der Arbeitswelt gilt als eine der großen Herausforderungen für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Wie arbeiten wir in Zukunft? Welche Auswirkungen hat die Digitalisierung und die Nutzung Künstlicher Intelligenz auf Beschäftigung und Arbeitsmarkt? Welche Qualifikationen werden künftig benötigt? Wie verändern sich Tätigkeiten und Berufe? Welche arbeits- und sozialrechtlichen Konsequenzen ergeben sich daraus?
Dieses Themendossier dokumentiert Forschungsergebnisse zum Thema in den verschiedenen Wirtschaftsbereichen und Regionen.
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D21-Digital-Index 2024/2025: Jährliches Lagebild zur Digitalen Gesellschaft (2025)
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(2025): D21-Digital-Index 2024/2025. Jährliches Lagebild zur Digitalen Gesellschaft. (D21-Digital-Index), Berlin, 41 S.
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"Der D21-Digital-Index ist Deutschlands wichtigstes Lagebild zur Digitalisierung der Gesellschaft. Er zeigt, wie tief die digitale Transformation verschiedene Lebensbereiche durchdringt und wie gut Bürger*innen mit den Anforderungen des Wandels umgehen können. Gleichzeitig offenbart er Spaltungen und Herausforderungen: Wer profitiert, wer droht abgehängt zu werden? Der D21-Digital-Index ist mehr als eine Analyse: Er ist Basis für wirkungsvolles Handeln von Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, um die Resilienz im digitalen Wandel zu stärken und gemeinsam eine inklusive digitale Zukunft zu gestalten, in der alle von den Chancen der Digitalisierung profitieren. Im Fokus steht in diesem Jahr der digitale Wandel als Treiber für weitere Transformationsprozesse, etwa bei der Wertschöpfung, beim Informations- und Kommunikationsverhalten oder beim ökologischen Wandel. Denn unsere Gesellschaft befindet sich inmitten eines tiefgreifenden Wandels. Der D21-Digital-Index begleitet sie in dieser Transformation seit vielen Jahren. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt der Studie liegt auf der digitalen Bildung und den Kompetenzen, die für eine souveräne und kritische Nutzung digitaler Technologien erforderlich sind. Zudem wird untersucht, wie die Bevölkerung den Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz wahrnimmt: Welche Erwartungen, Chancen und Bedenken gibt es? Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Akzeptanz neuer KI-Technologien im Alltag? Wie steht es um das Bewusstsein für die Transformationskraft von KI, insbesondere für die Beschäftigungschancen?" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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OECD Skills Outlook 2025: Building the Skills of the 21st Century for All (2025)
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(2025): OECD Skills Outlook 2025. Building the Skills of the 21st Century for All. (OECD skills outlook), Paris, 261 S. DOI:10.1787/26163cd3-en
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"The OECD Skills Outlook 2025 examines how countries can build the 21st-century skills needed to sustain growth and social progress. It explores how differences in background, education and opportunity shape who develops, uses and benefits from key skills such as literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving. Differential access to skills development limits the potential of many, thereby constraining economic performance. Socio-economic background strongly influences who builds skills that are valued in the labour market, whereas differences between men and women appear mainly in how skills are used and rewarded. As skill demands evolve faster than policy cycles, investing in lifelong learning and using timely labour-market intelligence are crucial to help people adapt, strengthen productivity and ensure that no one is left behind in a changing world." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Are they coming for us? Industrial robots and the mental health of workers (2024)
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Abeliansky, Ana Lucia, Matthias Beulmann & Klaus Prettner (2024): Are they coming for us? Industrial robots and the mental health of workers. In: Research Policy, Jg. 53, H. 3. DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2024.104956
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"How does the increasing use of robots affect the mental health of workers? To investigate this question, we combine individual mental health data from the German Socioeconomic Panel with data on the stock of robots in 14 manufacturing sectors provided by the International Federation of Robotics for the period 2002–2018. Using mediation analysis andan instrumental variable approach, we find that higher robot intensity is associated with deteriorating mental health, an effect that is mainly driven by worries about job security and a lower sense of achievement on the job. A heterogeneity analysis reveals that higher robot intensity has particularly severe negative effects on the mental health of workers close to retirement, in low-skilled occupations and performing routine jobs. Women and men are affected similarly, as are workers of all educational levels. Our results indicate the presence of hidden (health) costs of automation that policymakers need to address." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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Organisational inhibition and promotion of flexible working in digitalised work environments (2024)
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Abendroth, Anja-Kristin & Mareike Reimann (2024): Organisational inhibition and promotion of flexible working in digitalised work environments. In: New Technology, Work and Employment, Jg. 39, H. 1, S. 39-62. DOI:10.1111/ntwe.12275
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"Work-related use of digital information and communication technology (ICT) is not restricted to specific working sites and times. For employees, this can involve opportunities for flexible working, that is, having control over when and where to work. Applying an organisational comparative perspective, we examined whether adherence to the ideal worker norm inhibits and adherence to family-friendliness promotes flexible working as a consequence of ICT use. Linked employer–employee survey data from large German work organisations revealed that employees worked more flexibly in time and place due to work-related ICT use when supervisory work-life support was common. Mixed evidence is provided for the prevalence of ideal worker norm expectations. We conclude that work-life support in the organisation is a required complementary practice of flexible working for employees, promoting its dissemination." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Learning from Ricardo and Thompson: Machinery and Labor in the Early Industrial Revolution, and in the Age of AI (2024)
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Acemoglu, Daron & Simon Johnson (2024): Learning from Ricardo and Thompson: Machinery and Labor in the Early Industrial Revolution, and in the Age of AI. (NBER working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research 32416), Cambridge, Mass, 45 S. DOI:10.3386/w32416
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"David Ricardo initially believed machinery would help workers but revised his opinion, likely based on the impact of automation in the textile industry. Despite cotton textiles becoming one of the largest sectors in the British economy, real wages for cotton weavers did not rise for decades. As E.P. Thompson emphasized, automation forced workers into unhealthy factories with close surveillance and little autonomy. Automation can increase wages, but only when accompanied by new tasks that raise the marginal productivity of labor and/or when there is sufficient additional hiring in complementary sectors. Wages are unlikely to rise when workers cannot push for their share of productivity growth. Today, artificial intelligence may boost average productivity, but it also may replace many workers while degrading job quality for those who remain employed. As in Ricardo's time, the impact of automation on workers today is more complex than an automatic linkage from higher productivity to better wages." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity (2024)
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Acemoglu, Daron & Pascual Restrepo (2024): Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity. (NBER working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research 32536), Cambridge, Mass, 79 S. DOI:10.3386/w32536
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"This paper studies the effects of automation in economies with labor market distortions that generate worker rents—wages above opportunity cost—in some jobs. We show that automation targets high-rent tasks, dissipating rents and amplifying wage losses from automation. It also reduces within-group wage dispersion for exposed groups. Automation-driven rent dissipation is inefficient and reduces (and could even negate) the productivity gains from automation. Using data for the US from 1980 to 2016, we find evidence of sizable rent dissipation and reduced within-group wage dispersion due to automation. Using these estimates and accounting for equilibrium effects, we estimate that automation accounts for 52% of the increase in between-group inequality in the US since 1980, with rent dissipation being responsible for a fifth of this contribution. We also estimate that inefficient rent dissipation offset 60–90% of the productivity gains from automation since 1980." (Author'sabstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Routine and non-routine sectors, tasks automation and wage polarization (2024)
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Afonso, Óscar & Rosa Forte (2024): Routine and non-routine sectors, tasks automation and wage polarization. In: Applied Economics, Jg. 56, H. 55, S. 7262-7285. DOI:10.1080/00036846.2023.2280461
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"Recent and detailed data point to a polarization of wages with regard to the distribution of skills, particularly in developed countries over the past three decades, requiring the literature to address modelling approaches focused on automating different types of tasks. In the DTC literature, the technological-knowledge bias leads to an increase in the wage of skilled workers relative to unskilled workers. Motivated by this literature, this paper considers three types of workers (skilled, medium-skilled and unskilled) but retain the economic mechanisms that produce the results. Thus, wage inequality continues to result from the technological-knowledge bias, which, in the face of automation dynamics, reveals that medium-skilled workers are the relatively most penalized, generating wage polarization. Furthermore, as in the directed technical change literature, the relative supply of skilled workers continues to affect the skill premium." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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A Relational Work Perspective on the Gig Economy: Doing Creative Work on Digital Labour Platforms (2024)
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Alacovska, Ana, Eliane Bucher & Christian Fieseler (2024): A Relational Work Perspective on the Gig Economy: Doing Creative Work on Digital Labour Platforms. In: Work, Employment and Society, Jg. 38, H. 1, S. 161-179. DOI:10.1177/09500170221103146
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"Based on interviews with 49 visual artists, graphic designers and illustrators working on two leading global digital labour platforms, this article examines how creative workers perform relational work as a means of attenuating labour commodification, precarity, and algorithmic normativity. The article argues that creative work on online labour platforms, rather than being entirely controlled by depersonalised, anonymised and algorithm-driven labour market forces, is also infused in relational infrastructures whose upkeep, solidity and durability depends on the emotional efforts undertaken by workers to match economic transactions and their media of exchange to meaningful client relations. By applying a relational work perspective from economic sociology to the study of platform-mediated gig work, the article elucidates the micro-foundations of creative work in the digital gig economy, including how labour inequalities are produced and reproduced within and around micro-level interpersonal interactions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The impact of ICT and robots on labour market outcomes of demographic groups in Europe (2024)
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Albinowski, Maciej & Piotr Lewandowski (2024): The impact of ICT and robots on labour market outcomes of demographic groups in Europe. In: Labour Economics, Jg. 87. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2023.102481
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"We study the age- and gender-specific labour market effects of two key modern technologies, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and robots. Our sample includes 14 European countries between 2010 and 2018. We use the variation in technology adoption between industries and apply the instrumental variables strategy proposed by Acemoglu and Restrepo (2020) to identify the causal effects of technology adoption. We find that exposure to ICT and robots increased the shares of young and prime-aged women in employment and in the wage bills of particular sectors. However, it reduced the shares of older women and prime-aged men. We do not detect significant effects of technology adoption on the relative wages of most demographic groups. Between 2010 and 2018, the growth in ICT capital played a larger role than robot adoption in the changes in the withinsector labor market outcomes of demographic groups." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, ©2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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Digitale Teilhabe von Menschen mit einer geistigen Beeinträchtigung: Entwicklung einer Definition, eines Modells und eines Erhebungsinstruments (2024)
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Albrecht, Joanna & Nadine Hüning (2024): Digitale Teilhabe von Menschen mit einer geistigen Beeinträchtigung. Entwicklung einer Definition, eines Modells und eines Erhebungsinstruments. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, XXVIII, 526 S. DOI:10.1007/978-3-658-44380-1
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"In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird die Entwicklung einer Definition, eines Modells und eines Erhebungsinstruments Digitaler Teilhabe von Menschen mit geistiger Beeinträchtigung beschrieben. Eine geistige Behinderung wird als Konstrukt verstanden, das durch die ganzheitliche Wechselwirkung zwischen personenbezogenen Faktoren, Gesundheitsproblemen sowie umweltbezogenen Barrieren entsteht. Für die Identifikation der Hilfebedarfe zur Realisierung von Teilhabe ist die ganzheitliche Betrachtung von heterogenen Ursachen, Formen und Ausprägungen unverzichtbar. Der Anspruch auf Teilhabe ist gesetzlich verankert, jedoch führt die digitale Transformation zu neuen gesellschaftlichen Ungleichheiten, die sich als Digital Divide manifestieren. Trotz geringer und heterogener Datenlage zu Ungleichheiten bei Menschen mit (geistiger) Beeinträchtigung sind bereits Hinweise auf eine Digital Disability Divide zu erkennen. Um dieses Forschungsdesiderat aufzuarbeiten, bedarf es eines einheitlichen Begriffsverständnisses Digitaler Teilhabe. Auch müssen Einflussfaktoren eruiert werden, um Ansätze zur Förderung Digitaler Teilhabe zu entwickeln und darauf aufbauend ein Erhebungsinstrument zu entwickeln. Entsprechend verfolgt diese Forschungsarbeit die Entwicklung einer Definition,eines Modells und Erhebungsinstruments Digitaler Teilhabe von Menschen mit geistiger Beeinträchtigung in der Eingliederungshilfe. Die Autorinnen Joanna Albrecht und Nadine Hüning haben an der Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften der Universität Bielefeld promoviert. ." (Verlagsangaben)
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Die Zukunft der Arbeit (2024)
Allmendinger, Jutta; Meubrink, Yuca; Neugebauer, Moritz;Zitatform
(2024): Die Zukunft der Arbeit. (Stellungnahme / Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina Januar 2024), Halle, Saale ; Mainz, 124 S.
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"Unsere Arbeitswelt verändert sich stark. Digitalisierung und Automatisierung erlauben oft ortsungebundene Arbeit, die Abkehr von fossilen Brennstoffen zwingt uns zum Wirtschaften mit ökologisch nachhaltigen Energien und Technologien, demografischer Wandel und Einwanderung verändern unsere Gesellschaft grundlegend. Aus diesen Entwicklungen erwachsen Chancen und Risiken. Eine interdisziplinäre und interakademische Arbeitsgruppe widmet sich diesen in der Stellungnahme „Die Zukunft der Arbeit“. Die Arbeitsgruppe unter der Leitung von Frau Prof. Dr. h. c. Jutta Allmendinger, Ph.D. (Präsidentin des Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für Sozialforschung, Mitglied der Leopoldina und der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften) schlägt vor, Erwerbsarbeit in ihrem Wechselspiel mit anderen Formen des Tätigseins zu betrachten, den Begriff der Arbeit weit zu fassen und unterschiedlichste Formen menschlicher Tätigkeit und deren Zusammenspiel in den Blick zu nehmen. Gesellschaftlicher Wohlstand, individuelles Wohlergehen und sozialer Zusammenhalt beruhen wesentlich auf Erwerbsarbeit. Gleichzeitig bedarf es zahlreicher anderer Tätigkeitsformen, um menschliche Bedürfnisse zu befriedigen, Fähigkeiten zu entwickeln und gesellschaftliche Arbeit zu leisten. Diese erweiterte Sicht auf Arbeit rückt menschliche Potenziale und ein neu auszubalancierendes Verhältnis zwischen sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Erfordernissen in den Mittelpunkt. Mit dem Begriff der „Tätigkeitsgesellschaft“ wird eine Perspektiverweiterung auf das Verständnis von Arbeit vorgeschlagen, bei der neben klassischer Erwerbstätigkeit auch all jene Beschäftigungen berücksichtigt werden, die einen konkreten gesellschaftlichen Nutzen erbringen, wie beispielsweise Sorgearbeit oder auch ehrenamtliche Arbeit. Diese ganz unterschiedlichen Formen von Arbeit sind eng miteinander verbunden und bedingen einander." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Artificial Intelligence and the health workforce: Perspectives from medical associations on AI in health (2024)
Almyranti, Margarita; Eiszele, Samuel; Sutherland, Eric; Ash, Nachman;Zitatform
Almyranti, Margarita, Eric Sutherland, Nachman Ash & Samuel Eiszele (2024): Artificial Intelligence and the health workforce. Perspectives from medical associations on AI in health. (OECD Artificial Intelligence Papers 28), Paris, 53 S. DOI:10.1787/9a31d8af-en
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"Healthcare has progressed through advancements in medicine, leading to improved global life expectancy. Nevertheless, the sector grapples with increasing challenges such as heightened demand, soaring costs, and an overburdened workforce. Factors contributing to health workforce strain include ageing populations, increasing burden from non-communicable and chronic diseases, healthcare providers' burnout, and evolving patient expectations. Artificial Intelligence (AI) could potentially transform healthcare by alleviating some of these pressures. But AI in health poses risks to health providers through potential workforce disruption – with changing roles requiring adapted skills with some functions subject to automation. Striking a balance between innovation and safeguards is imperative." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Mobile workers, contingent labour: Migration, the gig economy and the multiplication of labour (2024)
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Altenried, Moritz (2024): Mobile workers, contingent labour: Migration, the gig economy and the multiplication of labour. In: Environment and planning. A, Economy and space, Jg. 56, H. 4, S. 1113-1128. DOI:10.1177/0308518X211054846
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"The article takes the surprising exit of the food delivery platform Deliveroo from Berlin as a starting point to analyse the relationship between migration and the gig economy. In Berlin and many cities across the globe, migrant workers are indispensable to the operations of digital platforms such as Uber, Helpling, or Deliveroo. The article uses in-depth ethnographic and qualitative research to show how the latter's exit from Berlin provides an almost exemplary picture of why urban gig economy platforms are strongholds of migrant labour, while at the same time, demonstrating the very contingency of this form of work. The article analyses the specific reasons why digital platforms are particularly open to migrants and argues that the very combination of new forms of algorithmic management and hyper-flexible forms of employment that is characteristic of gig economy platforms is also the reason why these platforms are geared perfectly toward the exploitation of migrant labour. This allows the analysis of digital platforms in the context of stratified labour markets and situates them within a long history of contingent labour that is closely intertwined with the mobility of labour." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2021 a Pion publication) ((en))
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KI für die Fachkräftesicherung nutzen: Lösungsansätze für Automatisierung, Teilhabe und Wissenstransfer (2024)
André, Elisabeth; Suchy, Oliver; Steil, Jochen; Bittner, Eva; Wilkens, Uta ; Heister, Michael; Bullinger-Hoffmann, Angelika; Huchler, Norbert ; Schmidt, Christoph M.; Peissner, Matthias; Stich, Andrea; Prasuhn, Pierre;Zitatform
André, Elisabeth, Angelika Bullinger-Hoffmann, Eva Bittner, Michael Heister, Norbert Huchler, Matthias Peissner, Pierre Prasuhn, Christoph M. Schmidt, Jochen Steil, Andrea Stich, Oliver Suchy & Uta Wilkens (2024): KI für die Fachkräftesicherung nutzen. Lösungsansätze für Automatisierung, Teilhabe und Wissenstransfer. München, 41 S. DOI:10.48669/pls_2024-2
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"Ob im Handwerk, Medizin oder der Verwaltung – in fast allen Branchen kommen Fachkräfteengpässe auf uns zu oder sind bereits spürbar. Zunehmend verstärkt durch demografische Entwicklungen wie den bevorstehenden Renteneintritt der Babyboomer. Um die Fachkräftebasis von morgen zu sichern, kann auch Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) als technologischer Baustein – vor allem in den Bereichen Automatisierung und KI-basierte Assistenz – eine bedeutende Rolle spielen. Das Whitepaper gibt einen Überblick, wie KI-Technologien gezielt zur Fachkräftesicherung beitragen können, um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu stärken und Arbeitsplätze in Deutschland zu sichern." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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A Library in the Palm of Your Hand? A Randomized Reading Intervention with Low-Income Children (2024)
Anger, Silke ; Christoph, Bernhard ; Siedler, Thomas ; Galkiewicz, Agata; Margaryan, Shushanik ; Peter, Frauke ; Sandner, Malte ;Zitatform
Anger, Silke, Bernhard Christoph, Agata Galkiewicz, Shushanik Margaryan, Frauke Peter, Malte Sandner & Thomas Siedler (2024): A Library in the Palm of Your Hand? A Randomized Reading Intervention with Low-Income Children. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17322), Bonn, 61 S.
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"Reading skills are crucial for academic success and long-term educational attainment. However, children from disadvantaged backgrounds read less than their more privileged peers. This study assesses the impact of a randomized reading intervention conducted in Germany targeting 11–12-year-olds from low-income households. The intervention involved distributing e-book readers, which provided free access to a large digital library of age-appropriate books, directly to the children's homes. Our results show that the intervention led to increased reading engagement among the children, which in turn improved their academic performance, particularly in reading comprehension and math. Additionally, we observe positive effects on their socio-emotional well-being." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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A Library in the Palm of Your Hand? A Randomized Reading Intervention with Low-Income Children (2024)
Anger, Silke ; Galkiewicz, Agata; Christoph, Bernhard ; Siedler, Thomas ; Sandner, Malte ; Peter, Frauke ; Margaryan, Shushanik ;Zitatform
Anger, Silke, Bernhard Christoph, Agata Galkiewicz, Shushanik Margaryan, Frauke Peter, Malte Sandner & Thomas Siedler (2024): A Library in the Palm of Your Hand? A Randomized Reading Intervention with Low-Income Children. (HCEO working paper / Human capital and economic opportunity global working group 2024,018), Chicago, 61 S.
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"Reading skills are crucial for academic success and long-term educational attainment. However, children from disadvantaged backgrounds read less than their more privileged peers. This study assesses the impact of a randomized reading intervention conducted in Germany targeting 11–12-year-olds from low-income households. The intervention involved distributing e-book readers, which provided free access to a large digital library of age-appropriate books, directly to the children's homes. Our results show that the intervention led to increased reading engagement among the children, which in turn improved their academic performance, particularly in reading comprehension and math. Additionally, we observe positive effects on their socio-emotional well-being." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Coping with Industry 5.0: An Assessment of Evolving Soft Skills for the Workplace (2024)
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Armstrong, Ryan & Carlos Javier Torres Vergara (2024): Coping with Industry 5.0: An Assessment of Evolving Soft Skills for the Workplace. In: S. Nousala, G. Metcalf & D. Ing (Hrsg.): Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Explorations in the Transition from a Techno-economic to a Socio-technical Future (2024), Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore S. 57-78. DOI:10.1007/978-981-99-9730-5_3
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"It has been suggested that the transition to the sustainable, resilient, and human-centered production of Industry 5.0 will require a new or enhanced set of soft skills for the workplace, an appealing suggestion but one with only incipient evidence. Meanwhile, major practitioner reports, policy documents, and scholarly work emphasize a need for soft skills, and employers increasingly signal their desire for candidates to possess them. In this chapter, we examine the drivers of a need for more soft skills, and the challenges in research and practice to supporting their acquisition. We identify widespread misconceptions about soft skills, which could ultimately limit their potential for supporting individual and societal well-being. We review the term’s history and foundation, which reveals anumber of inherent challenges related to defining, recognizing, and evaluating soft skills. We then illustrate how these can be acknowledged and even embraced through an example of soft skill training from our own work. Finally, we discuss implications for researchers and practitioners." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Artificial Intelligence – Gender-Specific Differences in Perception, Understanding, and Training Interest (2024)
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Armutat, Sascha, Malte Wattenberg & Nina Mauritz (2024): Artificial Intelligence – Gender-Specific Differences in Perception, Understanding, and Training Interest. In: C.-P. Marti Ballester (ed.) (2024): Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Gender Research, S. 36-43. DOI:10.34190/icgr.7.1.2163
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"In light of the growing importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in science, business, and society, broad acceptance is crucial. However, recent studies indicate a significant underrepresentation of women in the emerging AI-driven professions of the future job market. This hampers the innovation potential of technologies due to the lack of diverse perspectives in development. Gender-specific differences also manifest in the perception of AI: Men tend to view AI applications more positively, rate their own AI competencies higher, and have more trust in the technology compared to women. However, both genders agree on the critical importance of the comprehensibility of AI decisions and are equally willing to pursue further education in the field of AI. This study aimed to investigate gender-relevant aspects in the perception and understanding of AI, as well as the need for further education and opportunities for communication and exchange on the topic of AI. To achieve this, focus groups with female students were conducted in May 2023. The analysis of the conversation data and materials used was carried out using an inductive coding method. Overall, women perceive knowledge as the key to generating more interest in AI. However, they also identify obstacles such as discrimination, gender stereotypes, and a lack of gender equality. Additionally, they desire more practical examples, improved communication regarding the advantages and disadvantages of AI, as well as more democratic and transparent decision-making processes. The paper emphasizes that an inclusive educational environment requires awareness and education for women, along with measures against discriminatory barriers and stereotypes. Furthermore, it suggests the early involvement of women in the development of AI applications and the establishment of clear rules to ensure gender equality in the workplace. These study findings provide valuable support to companies in the gender-specific planning of awareness and training processes for introducing AI." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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De-Routinization in the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Firm-Level Evidence (2024)
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Arntz, Melanie, Sabrina Genz, Terry Gregory, Florian Lehmer & Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage (2024): De-Routinization in the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Firm-Level Evidence. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16740), Bonn, 65 S.
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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 that adopters of frontier technologies contribute substantially to deroutinization. However, this is driven only by a subset of these firms: large adopters replace routine jobs and less routine-intensive adopters experience faster growth. These scale and composition effects reflect firms' readiness to adopt and implement frontier technologies. Our results suggest that an acceleration of technology adoption would be associated with faster de-routinization and an increase in between-firm heterogeneity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Firm-Level Technology Adoption in Times of Crisis (2024)
Arntz, Melanie ; Gregory, Terry ; Lehmer, Florian ; Böhm, Michael J. ; Graetz, Georg; Lipowski, Cäcilia ;Zitatform
Arntz, Melanie, Michael J. Böhm, Georg Graetz, Terry Gregory, Florian Lehmer & Cäcilia Lipowski (2024): Firm-Level Technology Adoption in Times of Crisis. (ZEW discussion paper 24-057), Mannheim, 66 S.
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"This study investigates how crises affect firms’ adoption of frontier technologies using the Covid-19 pandemic as a case study. The analysis tracks the nature, timing, and pandemic-related motivations of investments among German firms, using longitudinal survey data linked with administrative worker–firm records. We find clear evidence for a shift toward remote work technologies that helped firms mitigate negative employment effects. Overall, however, the pandemic slowed down the diffusion of new technologies. This procyclical pattern of technology adoption is particularly striking since the pandemic created strong incentives to experiment with new technologies." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Are we yet sick of new technologies? The unequal health effects of digitalization (2024)
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Arntz, Melanie, Sebastian Findeisen, Stephan Maurer & Oliver Schlenker (2024): Are we yet sick of new technologies? The unequal health effects of digitalization. (CEP discussion paper / Centre for Economic Performance 1984), London, 52 S.
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"This study quantifies the relationship between workplace digitalization, i.e., the increasing use of frontier technologies, and workers' health outcomes using novel and representative German linked employer-employee data. Based on changes in individual-level use of technologies between 2011 and 2019, we find that digitalization induces similar shifts into more complex and service-oriented tasks across all workers but exacerbates health inequality between cognitive and manual workers. Unlike more mature, computer-based technologies, frontier technologies of the recent technology wave substantially lower manual workers' subjective health and increase sick leave, while leaving cognitive workers unaffected. We provide evidence that the effects are mitigated in firms that provide training and assistance in the adjustment process for workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Does Artificial Intelligence Help or Hurt Gender Diversity? Evidence from Two Field Experiments on Recruitment in Tech (2024)
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Avery, Mallory, Andreas Leibbrandt & Joseph Vecci (2024): Does Artificial Intelligence Help or Hurt Gender Diversity? Evidence from Two Field Experiments on Recruitment in Tech. (CESifo working paper 10996), München, 70 S.
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"The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recruitment is rapidly increasing and drastically changing how people apply to jobs and how applications are reviewed. In this paper, we use two field experiments to study how AI recruitment tools can impact gender diversity in the male-dominated technology sector, both overall and separately for labor supply and demand. We find that the use of AI in recruitment changes the gender distribution of potential hires, in some cases more than doubling the fraction of top applicants that are women. This change is generated by better outcomes for women in both supply and demand. On the supply side, we observe that the use of AI reduces the gender gap in application completion rates. Complementary survey evidence suggests that anticipated bias is a driver of increased female application completion when assessed by AI instead of human evaluators. On the demand side, we find that providing evaluators with applicants' AI scores closes the gender gap in assessments that otherwise disadvantage female applicants. Finally, we show that the AI tool would have to be substantially biased against women to result in a lower level of gender diversity than found without AI." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Crowdwork: Kontext und Kompetenzentwicklung in den Ländern Italien, den Niederlanden, Schweden und dem Vereinigten Königreich (2024)
Azzellini, Dario;Zitatform
Azzellini, Dario (2024): Crowdwork: Kontext und Kompetenzentwicklung in den Ländern Italien, den Niederlanden, Schweden und dem Vereinigten Königreich. (Working papers des Forschungsclusters OPAL der Helmut-Schmidt-Universität 14), Hamburg, 112 S. DOI:10.24405/17002
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"Ein zentraler auf Deutschland bezogener Befund des bis Ende 2024 laufenden Verbundprojekts „Crowdwork und Crowdworker – Kompetenz-/Subjektivierungseffekte, individuelle Beruflichkeit und lernförderliche Plattformgestaltung (CKoBeLeP) ist, dass die Plattformen selbst kaum strukturierte Lernangebote für die Crowdworker machen, sondern darauf bauen, dass die Crowdworker:innen eigene für die Aufgabenerledigung erforderliche Kompetenzen in die Tätigkeit einbringen oder diese on the job entwickeln. Zugleich wird ersichtlich, dass für einen nicht kleinen Teil der untersuchten Crowdworker das Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen in der Tätigkeit gerade ein Motiv dafür bildet, auf Crowdwork-Plattformen aktiv zu sein. Die vorliegende Studie dient dazu, die eigenen, auf Deutschland und primär deutschsprachige Plattformen bezogenen Projektbefunde im internationalen Kontext einzuordnen und dadurch umfassender zu verorten. Die Länderauswahl wurde auf europäische Länder beschränkt, um den Kontrast der institutionellen und sozioökonomischen Kontextbedingungen begrenzt zu halten und zugleich eine kontrollierte Variation der als Kontextbedingungen relevanten Wohlfahrts- und Ausbildungsregime zu ermöglichen. Dementsprechend fokussiert die vorliegende Studie auf Crowdwork-Plattformen in den vier kontrastiv ausgewählten europäischen Ländern Italien, Niederlande, Schweden und Vereinigtes Königreich. Herausgearbeitet werden auf Grundlage des Forschungsstands die jeweiligen länderspezifischen institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen und Ausprägungen von Crowdwork sowie zentrale Befunde zu Kompetenzentwicklung der Crowdworker. Vertiefend werden in einem zweiten Untersuchungsschritt 34 exemplarisch ausgewählte Crowdworkplattformen, die in einem der vier Länder angesiedelt sind oder transnational operieren und in den Untersuchungsländern aktiv sind, in ihren Grundstrukturen dargestellt; acht davon werden im Hinblick auf das Kompetenzentwicklungsangebot ausführlich analysiert. Auf der Grundlage einer detaillierten Literatur- und Datenrecherche gibt die Studie etliche Anhaltspunkte nicht nur für die Frage nach dem Zusammenhang zwischen rechtlichen und materiellen Ressourcen von Crowdworkern und den organisationalen und infrastrukturellen Begrenzungen und Möglichkeiten von formalisierter Weiterbildung, Lernen im unmittelbaren Arbeitszusammenhang und individueller Kompetenzentwicklung, sondern sie wirft auch den Blick auf den Zusammenhang zwischen Wohlfahrtsregimen, Crowdwork und individueller Arbeitsmarktintegration und auf Karrieremöglichkeiten via Weiterbildung in und durch Crowdwork. Die Studie bietet sowohl für das dtec-Projekt CKoBeLeP als auch für die Crowdworkforschung eine umfassende und orientierende Analysefolie." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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Labour Market Engineers: Reconceptualising Labour Market Intermediaries with the Rise of the Gig Economy in the United States (2024)
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Baber, Ashley (2024): Labour Market Engineers: Reconceptualising Labour Market Intermediaries with the Rise of the Gig Economy in the United States. In: Work, Employment and Society, Jg. 38, H. 3, S. 723-743. DOI:10.1177/09500170221150087
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"Gig work – accessing job opportunities through an app – has brought renewed attention to precarious non-standard labour arrangements. Scholars have begun to consider the intermediary role that platforms such as Uber, Lyft and Doordash play in exploiting and controlling workers. Yet, literature on labour market intermediaries has muddied conceptions of their role, impact and outcomes for workers by lumping a variety of institutions under the same umbrella term. Drawing from previous theoretical and empirical works throughout the temporary help and gig industries, this article proposes a reconceptualisation of labour market intermediaries as labour market engineers highlighting four mutually reinforcing features. This sociological reconceptualisation updates the understanding of for-profit labour market intermediaries by demonstrating the market making behaviours of firms of on-demand labour in the US context. Likewise, this reconceptualisation notes how gig firms have adapted and expanded these features in ways that increase precarity for workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Berufe der Zukunft im Ruhrgebiet: Studie im Auftrag des Regionalverbands Ruhr. Endbericht (2024)
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Bachmann, Ronald, Myrielle Gonschor, Eduard Storm & Julian Evans (2024): Berufe der Zukunft im Ruhrgebiet: Studie im Auftrag des Regionalverbands Ruhr. Endbericht. (RWI-Projektbericht), Essen, 93 S.
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"Die Studie 'Berufe der Zukunft im Ruhrgebiet' verfolgt das Ziel, fünf Forschungsfragen zu beantworten: 1.Welche Berufe haben angesichts des digitalen Wandels und der ökologischen Transformation der Wirtschaft gute Zukunftschancen? 2.Wie stark sind diese Zukunftsberufe bereits ausgeprägt? 3.Wie entwickelt sich bei den Zukunftsberufen die Höhe der Arbeitsnachfrage und inwiefern werden digitale und grüne Kompetenzen nachgefragt? 4.Welche Rolle spielen Studium und Ausbildung für das zu erwartende Arbeitsangebot inden Zukunftsberufen? 5.Welche Entwicklungen sind vor diesem Hintergrund für die Zukunft zu erwarten?" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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The impact of Robots on Labour market transitions in Europe (2024)
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Bachmann, Ronald, Myrielle Gonschor, Piotr Lewandowski & Karol Madoń (2024): The impact of Robots on Labour market transitions in Europe. In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Jg. 70, S. 422-441. DOI:10.1016/j.strueco.2024.05.005
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"Dieses Papier untersucht die Auswirkungen von Robotern auf Arbeitsmarkttransitionen in 16 europäischen Ländern. Generell reduzieren Roboter Übergänge von der Beschäftigung in die Arbeitslosigkeit und erhöhen die Wahrscheinlichkeit, einen neuen Job zu finden. Arbeitskosten sind eine wichtige Erklärung für die beobachteten Unterschiede zwischen Ländern: In Ländern mit niedrigeren Arbeitskosten zeigt sich ein stärkerer Effekt auf Einstellungen und Trennungen. Diese Auswirkungen sind bei Arbeitskräften in Berufen mit manuellen oder kognitiven Routineaufgaben besonders ausgeprägt, bei Berufen mit nicht-routine kognitiven Aufgaben hingegen vernachlässigbar. Für junge und ältere Arbeitskräfte in Ländern mit niedrigeren Arbeitskosten wirken sich Roboter positiv auf Übergänge aus. Unsere Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die Einführung von Robotern in den meisten europäischen Ländern zu einem Anstieg der Beschäftigung und einem Rückgang der Arbeitslosigkeit geführt hat, vor allem durch einen Rückgang der Übergänge in die Arbeitslosigkeit." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Navigating career stages in the age of artificial intelligence: A systematic interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research (2024)
Bankins, Sarah ; Jooss, Stefan ; Restubog, Simon Lloyd D. ; Ocampo, Anna Carmella ; Shoss, Mindy; Marrone, Mauricio ;Zitatform
Bankins, Sarah, Stefan Jooss, Simon Lloyd D. Restubog, Mauricio Marrone, Anna Carmella Ocampo & Mindy Shoss (2024): Navigating career stages in the age of artificial intelligence: A systematic interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research. In: Journal of vocational behavior, Jg. 153. DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104011
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"As artificial intelligence (AI) use expands within organizations, its influence is increasingly permeating careers and vocational domains. However, there is a notable lack of structured insights regarding AI's role in shaping individual career paths across career stages. To address this gap, we undertook a systematic literature review of 104 empirical articles, aiming to synthesize the scholarship on AI in the context of careers. Drawing upon career stage theory, we examine the implications of AI on careers, identify key barriers and enablers of AI use in this area, and reveal how the utilization of AI impacts individuals' career competencies. In doing so, we illustrate how AI actively shapes individuals' career trajectories and we dissect these effects both within and across various career stages to situate AI within the broader context of careers research. Adopting a sustainable career lens, we conclude by outlining a future research agenda that advocates for the design and adoption of AI systems that promote sustainable and equitable careers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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Which Migrant Jobs are Linked with the Adoption of Novel Technologies, Robotization, and Digitalization? (2024)
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Barišić, Antea, Mahdi Ghodsi & Robert Stehrer (2024): Which Migrant Jobs are Linked with the Adoption of Novel Technologies, Robotization, and Digitalization? (WIIW working paper 241), Wien, 66 S.
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"In recent decades, the development of novel technologies has intenzified due to globalization, prompting countries to enhance competitiveness through innovation. These technologies have significantly improved global welfare, particularly in sectors like healthcare, where they have facilitated tasks and boosted productivity, for example playing a crucial role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, certain technologies, such as robots, can negatively impact employment by replacing workers and tasks. Additionally, the emergence of artificial intelligence as digital assets not only replaces specific tasks but also introduces complexities that may displace employees who are unable to adapt. While the existing literature extensively explores the heterogeneous effects of these technologies on labor markets, studies of their impact on migrant workers remain scarce. This paper presents pioneering evidence on the effects of various novel technologies on migrant employment in the European Union. The analysis covers 18 EU member states from 2005 to 2019 focusing on the impact of novel innovations, robot adoption, three types of digital assets, and total factor productivity, on migrant employment. The key findings reveal that innovations measured by the number of granted patents increase both the number and proportion of migrant workers relative to the overall workforce. While robots do replace jobs, their impact on native workers surpasses that of migrant workers, resulting in a higher share of migrant workers following robot adoption. Total factor productivity positively influences migrant workers, while the effects of digital assets are heterogeneous. Moreover, the impacts of these technologies on migrant workers vary significantly across different occupation types and educational levels." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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New Technologies, Migration and Labour Market Adjustment: An Intra-European Perspective (2024)
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Barišić, Antea, Mahdi Ghodsi, Michael Landesmann, Alireza Sabouniha & Robert Stehrer (2024): New Technologies, Migration and Labour Market Adjustment: An Intra-European Perspective. (WIIW policy notes and reports 77), Wien, 26 S.
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"In this note, we study the relationship between the use of new technologies (e.g. robots and various ICT assets), labor demand and migration patterns. The adoption of new technologies might change the demand for labor in various ways, which in turn will have an impact on skill composition and wage levels of different types of workers. We report the main results from a study that first analyses the impact of robot adoption on wages by sector and skills. Second, we study the impact of robot adoption in manufacturing industries on the attraction of migrants while controlling for other factors in the labor demand function. This is followed by an analysis of push and pull factors of bilateral migration that focuses on the impact of relative automation gaps across countries. Finally, using the OeNB Euro Survey, we examine determinants of the intention to migrate and the role of income differentials between the countries of origin and destination." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Unemployment insurance for platform workers: Challenges and approaches from a comparative perspective (2024)
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Barrio, Alberto (2024): Unemployment insurance for platform workers: Challenges and approaches from a comparative perspective. In: European Journal of Social Security, Jg. 26, H. 2, S. 251-265. DOI:10.1177/13882627241267989
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"This contribution presents an overview of the challenges involved in ensuring that persons performing platform work (as either employees, self-employed, or in a third category) are able to effectively access unemployment insurance protection. It also addresses the specific approaches taken by European countries to tackle these challenges, relying especially on the contributions to this special issue on unemployment protection for the self-employed and platform workers. After presenting a brief definition of platform work, the contribution provides an overview of the main challenges linked to unemployment protection insurance posed by the features of platform work; we use primarily the Council Recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed as an evaluative framework. These challenges relate to both formal exclusion (due to classification as self-employed or marginal work) and effective exclusion (due to difficulties meeting minimum work requirements and lack of transparency on algorithmic management and platform work). The contribution then analyses some of the main approaches taken by European countries to address such challenges. Actions targeting platform work comprise (a) employment status reclassification; (b) establishment of a presumption of an employment relationship; (c) the setting of requirements to inform on the use of algorithmic management; (d) facilitation of transparency on platform work information; and (e) exemption from formal social security coverage of some forms of (marginal) platform work. General approaches with consequences for the unemployment insurance protection of platform workers include the application of the same criteria for access to unemployment benefits across employment statuses, as well as greater leniency on these criteria for certain forms of non-standard work. The contribution ends with a conclusion, which highlights the main gaps in unemployment insurance protection for platform work, and discusses avenues for action regarding platform work." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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AI, Automation and Taxation (2024)
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Bastani, Spencer & Daniel Waldenström (2024): AI, Automation and Taxation. (IZA policy paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 212), Bonn, 19 S.
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"This paper examines the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation for the taxation of labor and capital in advanced economies. It synthesizes empirical evidence on worker displacement, productivity, and income inequality, as well as theoretical frameworks for optimal taxation. Implications for tax policy are discussed, focusing on the level of capital taxes and the progressivity of labor taxes. While there may be a need to adjust the level of capital taxes and the structure of labor income taxation, there are potential drawbacks of overly progressive taxation and universal basic income schemes that could undermine work incentives, economic growth, and long-term household welfare. Some of the challenges posed by AI and automation may also be better addressed through regulatory measures rather than tax policy." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Exploring unemployment insurance for the self-employed and platform workers: How to navigate difficult waters? A comparative, conceptual and European perspective (2024)
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Becker, Eleni De, Paul Schoukens & Enzo Weber (2024): Exploring unemployment insurance for the self-employed and platform workers: How to navigate difficult waters? A comparative, conceptual and European perspective. In: European Journal of Social Security, Jg. 26, H. 2, S. 97-108., 2024-08-01. DOI:10.1177/13882627241267993
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"This special issue of the European Journal of Social Security explores the complexities of extending unemployment insurance to the self-employed and platform workers in the EU Member States and the steps taken at EU level to enforce the protection offered at national level. Traditionally, social security systems have been designed for standard employment relationships, leaving a typical workers and the self-employed inadequately protected. The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), adopted in 2017, and the subsequent 2019 Recommendation on access to social protection have marked a shift towards more inclusive social security frameworks. However, significant gaps in coverage remain, in particular with regard to unemployment protection for the self-employed and platform workers. The special issue is divided into three parts: national perspectives, comparative studies and EU-level discussions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Casualization of work, free riding and institutional distrust: Explaining social protection preferences of platform workers in Germany (2024)
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Beckmann, Fabian, Fabian Hoose, Lara Obereiner & Serkan Topal (2024): Casualization of work, free riding and institutional distrust: Explaining social protection preferences of platform workers in Germany. In: Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, Jg. 70, H. 3, S. 225-247. DOI:10.1515/zsr-2023-0024
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"The social protection of platform workers is widely recognized as a major political challenge but remains vastly understudied. The few existing investigations focus on social protection coverage and the employment status of platform workers, while their social protection preferences remain a black box to date. In this article, we investigate the social protection preferences of platform workers using a mixed methods design based on an online survey (n = 719) and qualitative in-depth interviews (n = 20) with self-employed platform workers in Germany. While the quantitative data indicate that the vast majority of respondents reject compulsory social insurance contributions for platform workers and favour self-employment over dependent employment, the qualitative interviews reveal three main types of explanations for this regulation aversion in different segments of platform work: The casualization of work in the platform economy, free riding on protection derived from ‘regular ’ employment and distrust in established welfare state institutions. Against this background, we discuss challenges for social policies aiming at improving social protection for platform workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © De Gruyter) ((en))
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Robots and firms' labour search: The role of temporary work agencies (2024)
Beneito, Pilar; Wilemme, Guillaume; Vicente-Chirivella, Oscar; Garcia-Vega, Maria;Zitatform
Beneito, Pilar, Maria Garcia-Vega, Oscar Vicente-Chirivella & Guillaume Wilemme (2024): Robots and firms' labour search: The role of temporary work agencies. (Research paper / Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy 2024,02), Nottingham, 55 S.
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"We study the impact of industrial robots on the use of labor intermediaries or temporary work agencies (TWAs) and firm productivity. We develop a theoretical framework where new technologies increase the need for quality match workers. TWAs help firms to search for workers who better match their technologies. The model predicts that using robots increases TWA use, which increases robots' productivity. We test the model implications with panel data of Spanish firms from 1997 to 2016 with information on robot adoption and TWA use. Using staggered difference-in-difference (DiD) estimations, we estimate the causal effects of robot adoption on TWAs. We find robot adopters increase the probability of TWA use compared to non-adopters. We also find that firms that combine robots with TWAs achieve higher productivity than those who adopt robots without TWAs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Which Jobs Will AI Replace After All?: A New Index of Occupational Exposure (2024)
Benítez, Miguel; Parrado, Eric;Zitatform
Benítez, Miguel & Eric Parrado (2024): Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Which Jobs Will AI Replace After All?: A New Index of Occupational Exposure. (Working papers / Inter-American Development Bank 13696), Washington, DC, 33 S. DOI:10.1823
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"This paper introduces the AI Generated Index of Occupational Exposure (GENOE), a novel measure quantifying the potential impact of artificial intelligence on occupations and their associated tasks. Our methodology employs synthetic AI surveys, leveraging large language models to conduct expert-like assessments. This approach allows for a more comprehensive evaluation of job replacement likelihood, minimizing human bias and reducing assumptions about the mechanisms through which AI innovations could replace job tasks and skills. The index not only considers task automation, but also contextual factors such as social and ethical considerations and regulatory constraints that may affect the likelihood of replacement. Our findings indicate that the average likelihood of job replacement is estimated at 0.28 in the next year, increasing to 0.38 and 0.44 over the next five and ten years, respectively. To validate our methodology, we successfully replicate other measures of occupational exposure that rely on human expert assessments, substituting these with AI-based evaluations. The GENOE index provides valuable insights for policymakers, employers, and workers, offering a data-driven foundation for strategic workforce planning and adaptation in the face of rapid technological change." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Infrastructure required, skill needed: Digital entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas (2024)
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Bergholz, Christian, Lena Füner, Moritz Lubczyk, Rolf Sternberg & Johannes Bersch (2024): Infrastructure required, skill needed: Digital entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas. In: Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Jg. 22, 2024-07-31. DOI:10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00488
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"In this paper, we study the spatial implications of digital entrepreneurship. Leveraging detailed micro-data on the universe of new venture formations in Germany between 2011 and 2018, we illustrate regional determinants of digital entrepreneurship. Unlike conventional entrepreneurship, digital entrepreneurship demonstrates sustained growth rates throughout this time period, highlighting the policy importance of understanding the drivers of digital ventures’ location choices. The key insight of our study is that digital entrepreneurship requires both digital infrastructure and highly-skilled human capital. If both are present, digital entrepreneurship can flourish in rural areas, even if digital venture formations generally concentrate in urban centers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.) ((en))
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Digitalisierung im Handwerk zwischen Zettelwirtschaft und KI:Eine Status Quo-Analyse (2024)
Beuchel, Sebastian; Meub, Lukas; Jantos, Louisa;Zitatform
Beuchel, Sebastian, Louisa Jantos & Lukas Meub (2024): Digitalisierung im Handwerk zwischen Zettelwirtschaft und KI:Eine Status Quo-Analyse. (ifh Forschungsbericht / Volkswirtschaftliches Institut für Mittelstand & Handwerk an der Universität Göttingen 23), Göttingen, 27 S.
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"Die digitale Transformation bleibt ein zukunftsweisendes Handlungsfeld für das Handwerk, wobei Relevanz und tatsächliche Umsetzung über Gewerke hinweg sehr unterschiedlich ausgestaltet und letztlich betriebsspezifisch zu betrachten sind. Ein dynamischerer Transformationsprozess im Handwerk wird u.a. gehemmt durch einen schwachen externen Anpassungsdruck in guter konjunktureller Lage, knappe (Personal-) Ressourcen zur Umsetzung und Fortbildung, zunehmende bürokratische Pflichten und eine mangelnde Aussicht auf eine erfolgreiche Betriebsübergabe. Dagegen werden Digitalisierungsmaßnahmen u.a. angetrieben durch eine breite gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz digitaler Prozesse, ein sich veränderndes Marktumfeld im Zuge der Verbreitung generativer KI, zunehmende Angebote handwerksspezifischer Lösungen durch neue externe Dienstleister und staatliche Förderprogramme." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI (2024)
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Bick, Alexander, Adam Blandin & David J. Deming (2024): The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI. (NBER working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research 32966), Cambridge, Mass, 44 S. DOI:10.3386/w32966
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"Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially important new technology, but its impact on the economy depends on the speed and intensity of adoption. This paper reports results from the first nationally representative U.S. survey of generative AI adoption at work and at home. In August 2024, 39 percent of the U.S. population age 18-64 used generative AI. More than 24 percent of workers used it at least once in the week prior to being surveyed, and nearly one in nine used it every workday. Historical data on usage and mass-market product launches suggest that U.S. adoption of generative AI has been faster than adoption of the personal computer and the internet. Generative AI is a general purpose technology, in the sense that it is used in a wide range of occupations and job tasks at work and at home." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Rolle der Künstlichen Intelligenz in der Elektro- und Informationstechnik: VDE „Studium, Beruf und Gesellschaft“ (2024)
Bockelmann, Carsten; Zeller, Niclas; Lehnhoff, Sebastian; Hanuschkin, Alexander; Wübben, Dirk; Klischat, Cosima; Haja, Andreas; Magdowski, Mathias; Van, Hoai My; Matthes, Britta ; Dudek, Damian; Rigoll, Gerhard; Lehnhoff, Sebastian; Schanz, Michael;Zitatform
Bockelmann, Carsten, Damian Dudek, Andreas Haja, Alexander Hanuschkin, Cosima Klischat, Sebastian Lehnhoff, Mathias Magdowski, Britta Matthes, Gerhard Rigoll, Michael Schanz, Hoai My Van, Dirk Wübben & Niclas Zeller (2024): Rolle der Künstlichen Intelligenz in der Elektro- und Informationstechnik. VDE „Studium, Beruf und Gesellschaft“. 43 S.
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"Dieses Papier zeigt, wo bereits heute in den verschiedenen Fachgebieten der Elektro- und Informationstechnik die Künstliche Intelligenz eine wichtige und insbesondere selbstverständliche Rolle spielt. Dabei besteht eine wechselseitige Beziehung: KI ist nicht nur Mittel zum Zweck – mächtiges Werkzeug zum Lösen elektrotechnischer Aufgabenstellungen sowie Helferlein im Arbeitsalltag – sondern auch Gegenstand der elektrotechnischen Forschung bzw. wird durch elektrotechnische Verfahren z.B. in der Nachrichtentechnik unterstützt. An vielen Stellen kommt die KI (noch) an ihre Grenzen. Wir zeigen, wo diese liegen und geben Ausblicke. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt bildet die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema „KI in der elektrotechnischen Lehre“ sowie die Nutzung von Large Language Models im Studium und beim wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten. Wir lernen außerdem den Unterschied zwischen Data Scientist und Elektroingenieur in der Nachrichtentechnik kennen. Auch die Frage „Wird die KI Elektroingenieurinnen und Elektroingenieure ersetzen?“ klären wir hier mit Hilfe einer einschlägigen Berufsforscherin auf." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Future Skills 2030: Welche Kompetenzen für den Standort Baden-Württemberg heute und in Zukunft erfolgskritisch sind (2024)
Bolwin, Lennart; Mertens, Armin; Engler, Jan; Goecke, Henry; Hünnemeyer, Vanessa;Zitatform
Bolwin, Lennart, Jan Engler, Henry Goecke, Vanessa Hünnemeyer & Armin Mertens (2024): Future Skills 2030. Welche Kompetenzen für den Standort Baden-Württemberg heute und in Zukunft erfolgskritisch sind. (IW-Gutachten), Köln, 36 S.
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"Angesichts der Unsicherheiten über die zukünftige Entwicklung, die sich nicht nur aus der Transformation ergeben, stellt ein zukunftsorientiertes, vorausschauendes Kompetenzmanagement für viele Unternehmen eine große Herausforderung dar. Die Future Skills-Studie möchte Unternehmen und Betriebsräte der Metall- und Elektroindustrie in Baden-Württemberg in der Gestaltung des vorausschauenden Kompetenzmanagements unterstützen, in dem sie eine Blaupause für mögliche Future Skills mit einem Zeithorizont bis 2030 anbietet." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes (2024)
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Bonfiglioli, Alessandra, Rosario Crinò, Harald Fadinger & Gino Gancia (2024): Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes. In: The Economic Journal, Jg. 134, H. 664, S. 3428-3444. DOI:10.1093/ej/ueae055
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"We use French data over the 1994-2013 period to study how imports of industrial robots affect firm-level outcomes. Guided by a simple model, we develop a novel empirical strategy to identify the causal effects of robot adoption. Our results suggest that, while demand shocks generate a positive correlation between robot imports and employment at the firm level, exogenous exposure to automation leads to job losses. We also find that robot exposure increases labor productivity and some evidence that it may raise the relative demand for high-skill professions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The impact of AI on the workforce: Tasks versus jobs? (2024)
Bonney, Kathryn; Foster, Lucia; Haltiwanger, John ; Buffington, Catherine ; Kroff, Zachary; Goldschlag, Nathan ; Breaux, Cory; Dinlersoz, Emin; Savage, Keith;Zitatform
Bonney, Kathryn, Cory Breaux, Catherine Buffington, Emin Dinlersoz, Lucia Foster, Nathan Goldschlag, John Haltiwanger, Zachary Kroff & Keith Savage (2024): The impact of AI on the workforce: Tasks versus jobs? In: Economics Letters, Jg. 244. DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111971
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"Will the adoption of AI by businesses substitute for worker tasks or jobs? This is a core question for which relatively scarce evidence exists—especially in the wake of recent advances in generative AI. Using a new large-scale business survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, we find that AI use is having a much greater impact on worker tasks than on employment levels at the firm level. About 27% of firms using AI report replacing worker tasks, but only about 5% experience employment change due to AI use. These rates are expected to increase to nearly 35% and 12%, respectively, in the near future." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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The gender gap in attitudes toward workplace technological change (2024)
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Borwein, Sophie, Beatrice Magistro, Peter Loewen, Bart Bonikowski & Blake Lee-Whiting (2024): The gender gap in attitudes toward workplace technological change. In: Socio-economic review, Jg. 22, H. 3, S. 993-1017. DOI:10.1093/ser/mwae004
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"We provide the first systematic analysis of how attitudes toward workplace automation and artificial intelligence (AI) vary by gender, using survey data from ten countries. Our analyses reveal a significant gender gap in the perceived fairness of automation and AI, similar in magnitude to that of job offshoring. Drawing on the literature on economic shocks, we examine four explanations based on gender differences in (a) economic self-interest, (b) technological knowledge, (c) sociotropic concerns and (d) social status perceptions. Including these variables in our models, however, narrows the observed gender gap by only 40%. To better understand the sources of attitudinal variation by gender, we rely on Kitagawa–Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, which shows that distributional differences in group characteristics, specifically women’s lower levels of technological knowledge and self-reported social status, account for approximately one-third of the gap, while the other two-thirds are explained by differences in how specific variables differentially influence attitudes." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Challenges for Inclusive Organizational Behavior (IOB) in Terms of Supporting the Employment of People with Disabilities by Enhancing Remote Working (2024)
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Bożena, Frączek (2024): Challenges for Inclusive Organizational Behavior (IOB) in Terms of Supporting the Employment of People with Disabilities by Enhancing Remote Working. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 171, H. 3, S. 1019-1041. DOI:10.1007/s11205-023-03290-8
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"People with disabilities are at a higher risk of loss of work, salary, independence, and thus economic self-sufficiency. The research focuses on the possibilities of implementing the inclusive organizational behavior (IOB) concept in terms of increasing employment of people with disabilities by increasing the scope of remote working for people from this group. The research concerns two aspects related to the challenges for IOB in this area: examining the factors on the side of the employee with special emphasis on features that are important from the perspective of performing remote work, and showing the significance and importance of IOB as an element for narrowing the disability employment gap (DEG) and increasing the inclusion of people with disabilities through their employment (including remote employment). The study uses a macroeconomic approach and was carried out on a macro scale using aggregated data for European Union countries. The regression analysis method (multiple linear regression) was used in the research. The results of the research confirmed the different predictors (in the group of examined factors) of the employment rate in groups of persons with and without a disability. In the first stage of the research, significant predictor was found for the employment rate among the group of factors on the side of the employee that influence the remote work of people with a disability—this was the basic or above basic overall digital skills. However, in the group of people without a disability the predictor was found to be the level of education. Expanding the set of previous factors to the disability employment gap in the second stage of the research changed the significant predictor of the employment rate in the group of people with a disability, but did not change the predictor in the group of people without a disability. In the second stage, the significant predictor of the employment rate proved to be the disability employment gap (among others influenced by inclusive organizational behavior) in the case of people with a disability, and—similarly to the first stage – level of education in the case of people without a disability." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))
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Preparing for the future of work: a novel data-driven approach for the identification of future skills (2024)
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Brasse, Julia, Maximilian Förster, Philipp Hühn, Julia Klier, Mathias Klier & Lars Moestue (2024): Preparing for the future of work: a novel data-driven approach for the identification of future skills. In: Journal of business economics, Jg. 94, H. 3, S. 467-500. DOI:10.1007/s11573-023-01169-1
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"The future of work is changing rapidly as result of fast technological developments, decarbonization and social upheavals. Thus, employees need a new skillset to be successful in the future workforce. However, current approaches for the identification of future skills are either based on s small sample of expert opinions or the result of researchers interpreting the results of data-driven approaches and thus not meaningful for the stakeholders. Against this background, we propose a novel process for the identification of future skills incorporating a data-driven approach with expert interviews. This enables identifying future skills that are comprehensive and representative for a whole industry and region as well as meaningful for the stakeholders. We demonstrate the applicability and utility of our process by means of a case study, where we identify 33 future skills for the manufacturing industry in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Our work contributes to the identification of comprehensive and representative future skills (for whole industries)." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))
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Did robots make wages less responsive to unemployment? (2024)
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Brzozowski, Michał & Joanna Siwińska-Gorzelak (2024): Did robots make wages less responsive to unemployment? In: Technological forecasting & social change, Jg. 209. DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123769
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"Over recent years, there has been a notable change in the relationship that ties wage dynamics and unemployment, bearing significant implications for the formulation and implementation of monetary policies. Previous studies have identified a range of factors that potentially underlie this phenomenon but neglected the impact of robotisation. This paper seeks to address this gap by using data for 33 advanced economies and presenting compelling and robust empirical evidence of the moderating effect of robotisation on the relationship between unemployment and wage inflation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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Digitale und KI-Technologien verändern inzwischen verstärkt auch die Arbeitswelt von Frauen (2024)
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Burkert, Carola, Katharina Grienberger, Britta Matthes & Annette Röhrig (2024): Digitale und KI-Technologien verändern inzwischen verstärkt auch die Arbeitswelt von Frauen. In: IAB-Forum – Grafik aktuell H. 06.09.2024, 2024-08-28. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.GA.20240906.01
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"Durch die Digitalisierung und den Einsatz von KI-Technologien können immer mehr berufliche Tätigkeiten automatisiert werden. Dieser Anteil wird als Substituierbarkeitspotenzial bezeichnet. Immer mehr Beschäftigte arbeiten in Berufen mit einem hohen Substituierbarkeitspotenzial. Dabei verändert sich die Arbeitswelt der Frauen mittlerweile stärker als die der Männer." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt: Mögliche Auswirkungen auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Hessen – Aktualisierung 2022 (2024)
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Burkert, Carola, Annette Röhrig & Daniel Jahn (2024): Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt: Mögliche Auswirkungen auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Hessen – Aktualisierung 2022. (IAB-Regional. Berichte und Analysen aus dem Regionalen Forschungsnetz. IAB Hessen 02/2024), Nürnberg, 26 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.REH.2402
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"Der Einsatz von neuen digitalen Technologien wird die Arbeitswelt verändern, und auch – oder gerade – Hochqualifizierte werden betroffen sein. Das Substituierbarkeitspotenzial gibt an, in welchem Ausmaß Berufe gegenwärtig potenziell durch den Einsatz von Computern oder computergesteuerten Maschinen ersetzbar sind. Es entspricht dem Anteil an Tätigkeiten in einem Beruf, die schon heute durch den Einsatz moderner Technologien ersetzt werden könnten. Die vorliegende Studie zeigt, wie sehr sich die Arbeitswelt bereits verändert hat. Allerdings ist zu betonen, dass die Studie das technisch Mögliche der Ersetzbarkeit des Menschen durch die Maschine untersucht. Ob dies am Ende wirklich so eintrifft, steht nicht fest. Sicher ist aber: Für Unternehmen und Beschäftigte wird vor allem die permanente Weiterqualifizierung bzw. lebenslanges Lernen noch mehr an Gewicht gewinnen. In diesem IAB-Regional präsentieren wir die neuen Werte des Substituierbarkeitspotenzials 2022 für Hessen anhand der Anforderungsniveaus und der Berufssegmente und stellen teilweise auch die Entwicklung von 2013 bis 2022 dar. Weiterhin betrachten wir die Betroffenheit von Auswirkungen des Einsatzes neuer Technologien in Hessen, indem wir die Anteile sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigter in Berufen mit niedrigem, mittlerem und hohem Substituierbarkeitspotenzial analysieren und untersuchen den Zusammenhang zwischen Substituierbarkeitspotenzialen und Beschäftigungsentwicklung." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Datentool 2024 zum Substituierbarkeitspotenzial 2013 bis 2022 für Berufe in Hessen und in den hessischen Kreisen -
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Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft in Deutschland : Kompetenzbarometer: Fachkräftesituation in Digitalisierungsberufen – Beschäftigungsaufbau und Fachkräftemangel bis 2027: Studie im Projekt (Nr. 3/19) „Entwicklung und Messung der Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft am Standort Deutschland“ im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) (2024)
Burstedde, Alexander; Tiedemann, Jurek;Zitatform
Burstedde, Alexander & Jurek Tiedemann (2024): Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft in Deutschland : Kompetenzbarometer: Fachkräftesituation in Digitalisierungsberufen – Beschäftigungsaufbau und Fachkräftemangel bis 2027. Studie im Projekt (Nr. 3/19) „Entwicklung und Messung der Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft am Standort Deutschland“ im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK). (IW-Gutachten), Köln, 26 S.
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"Mit der zunehmenden Digitalisierung der deutschen Wirtschaft geht eine steigende Nachfrage nach digitalen Kompetenzen und den diese umfassenden Berufen einher. Diese Studie misst zum einen, in welchem Umfang es der deutschen Wirtschaft bereits gelingt, Menschen mit digitalen Kompetenzprofilen einzustellen, und zum anderen, inwiefern es noch an qualifizierten Menschen mit digitalen Kompetenzen in den relevanten Kernberufen mangelt. Die Studie ist im Wesentlichen eine Aktualisierung der letzten Fortschreibung bis 2026 (Burstedde, 2023b), die unter Nutzung der Daten bis 2022 eine Fortschreibung bis zum Jahr 2027 vornimmt. Diese Studie definiert digitale Kompetenzen als solche, die benötigt werden, um neue digitale Schlüsseltechnologien herzustellen oder durch besondere technische Kenntnisse deren Nutzung und Verbreitung zu ermöglichen. Digitalisierungsberufe enthalten diese digitalen Kompetenzen. Sie sind für eine erfolgreiche Digitalisierung und die Wahrung der digitalen Souveränität von besonderer Relevanz. Für die Digitalisierungsberufe sind detaillierte Arbeitsmarktanalysen auf Basis der amtlichen Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit möglich. Diese Studie stellt die Entwicklung der Beschäftigtenzahlen sowie des Fachkräftemangels in den Digitalisierungsberufen dar. Die Analyse erfolgt – soweit datenseitig möglich – differenziert nach Qualifikationsniveau, Berufsgruppen, Ost- und Westdeutschland. Außerdem werden ausgewählte Einzelberufe analysiert." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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Spatial and Occupational Mobility of Workers Due to Automation (2024)
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Burzyński, Michał (2024): Spatial and Occupational Mobility of Workers Due to Automation. (LISER working papers 2024-04), Esch-sur-Alzette, 52 S.
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"Automation of labor tasks is one of the most dynamic aspects of recent technological progress. This paper aims at improving our understanding of the way that automation affects labor markets, analyzing the example of European countries. The quantitative theoretical methodology proposed in this paper allows to focus on automation-induced migration of workers, occupation switching and income inequality. The key findings include that automation in the first two decades of the 21st century had a significant impact on job upgrading of native workers and generated gains in many local labor markets. Even though net migration of workers was attenuated due to convergence in incomes across European regions, mobility at occupation levels had a sizeable impact on transmitting welfare effects of automation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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