Regional technological change and the unequal costs of job loss
This paper highlights the relevance of a largely overlooked aspect of technological change: its highly unequal regional distribution and the related consequences for workers in case of job loss. We find strong evidence that the regional exposure to routine-replacing technological change (RRTC) is a...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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15 Jun 2023
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| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.4479810 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4479810 Resolving-System, kostenfrei: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4479810 
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| Author Notes: | Melanie Arntz, Boris Ivanov, Laura Pohlan |
| Summary: | This paper highlights the relevance of a largely overlooked aspect of technological change: its highly unequal regional distribution and the related consequences for workers in case of job loss. We find strong evidence that the regional exposure to routine-replacing technological change (RRTC) is a major determinant of post-displacement careers. Specifically, routine workers fare well in regions with a rather weak RRTC, but suffer strongly in regions that are most exposed to technological change. Regional and occupational mobility partly serve as adjustment mechanisms, but come at a high cost, particularly for older and low-skilled workers. This paper thus sheds new light on how RRTC affects individual career paths and contributes to rising labour market inequalities both among routine workers and between regions |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.4479810 |
| Access: | Open Access |