Rise of the machines. The effects of labor-saving innovations on jobs and wages.

Autor/inn/en	Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg
Institution	Centre for Economic Performance
Titel	Rise of the machines. The effects of labor-saving innovations on jobs and wages. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Siegeszug der Maschinen. Die Auswirkungen arbeitseinsparender Innovationen auf Beschäftigung und Löhne.
Quelle	London (2015), 52 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	CEP discussion paper. 1330
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISSN	2042-2695
Schlagwörter	Mittlerer Schulabschluss; Segmentierung; Automatisierung; Technologische Entwicklung; Beschäftigungseffekt; Einkommenseffekt; Lohnhöhe; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Arbeitsmarktentwicklung; Niedrig Qualifizierter; Qualifikationsanforderung; Qualifikationsbedarf; Qualifikationsstruktur; Auswirkung; Hoch Qualifizierter; USA
Abstract	How do firms respond to technological advances that facilitate the automation of tasks? Which tasks will they automate, and what types of worker will be replaced as a result? We present a model that distinguishes between a task's engineering complexity and its training requirements. When two tasks are equally complex, firms will automate the task that requires more training and in which labor is hence more expensive. Under quite general conditions this leads to job polarization, a decline in middle wage jobs relative to both high and low wage jobs. Our theory explains recent and historical instances of job polarization as caused by labor-replacing technologies, such as computers, the electric motor, and the steam engine, respectively. The model makes novel predictions regarding occupational training requirements, which we find to be consistent with US data. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2015/3