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The vulnerability of European regional labour markets to job automation: the role of agglomeration externalities
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Abstract Automation is expected to have strong implications for labour-saving technologies. We calculate the proportion of jobs at high risk of automation across European regions using data from the 2018 Labour Force Survey (LFS). We examine the relationship between regional vulnerability to job automation, ... view more
Automation is expected to have strong implications for labour-saving technologies. We calculate the proportion of jobs at high risk of automation across European regions using data from the 2018 Labour Force Survey (LFS). We examine the relationship between regional vulnerability to job automation, specialization, related (and unrelated) variety and agglomeration. The results indicate that regions at low vulnerability to job automation benefit from unrelated variety and high population density. Regions with higher proportions of clerical support workers, craft and related trade workers, and plant and machine operators and assemblers are likely to face greater disruption.... view less
Keywords
automation; urbanization; specialization; Europe; regional factors; regional difference; regional comparison; labor market; labor market research
Classification
Labor Market Research
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
related (unrelated) variety; European regions; 2018 Labour Force Survey (LFS)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1711-1723
Journal
Regional Studies, 55 (2021) 10-11
Issue topic
Regions beyond Industry 4.0
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1928041
ISSN
1360-0591
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0