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Title: The End of Work Feels Near. How Do People Perceive the Impact of Digital Technologies and Automation?
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Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Using customized survey data from the US and Germany, we study how respondents perceive the impact of recent technological advances on the labor market. We document that a majority views digital technologies and automation as a major threat to overall employment and as a cause of rising inequality, while a quarter is concerned about their own labor market prospects. Providing scientific evidence on the likely labor market implications of automation in a randomized experiment reduces these concerns (on average). Yet, treatment responses depend on prior beliefs about the future of work. This translates into heterogeneous and even opposing treatment effects of policy demand.
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Authors: Arntz, Melanie; Blesse, Sebastian; Doerrenberg, Philipp
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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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