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Fellowship Initiative 2018-2019 "Labour Demand in the Past, Present and Future"

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Discussion Paper 114
Publication date
25 October 2019

Description

This paper presents evidence suggesting that although the demand for labour remained resilient to technological change in the past, in recent decades, automation has led to a decline in the demand for labour.

DG ECFIN's Fellowship Initiative 2018-2019 “The Productivity Challenge: Jobs and Incomes in the Dawning Era of Intelligent Robots” has solicited contributions examining current and possible future productivity developments in Europe. In view of possible hysteresis effects after the crisis and in the general context of ageing populations and globalisation, the aim has been to re-examine the ongoing trends and drivers and to identify policies to tap fully the potential for inclusive productivity growth. The fellowships have been awarded to prominent scholars in the field to interact with staff in ECFIN and other Commission colleagues, and to prepare final reports on specific research questions within this general topic.

Author(s)

Georg Graetz, University of Uppsala

Information and identifiers

Discussion Paper 114. October 2019. Brussels. PDF. 42pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.

KC-BD-19-001-EN-N (online)
ISBN 978-92-79-11182-5 (online)
ISSN 2443-8022 (online)
doi:10.2765/757238 (online)

JEL Classification: J23, O30, O40

Disclaimer

2019 Fellowship Initiative Papers are written by external experts commissioned to write research papers, retaining complete academic independence, contributing to the discussion on economic policy and stimulating debate.

The views expressed in this document are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the European Commission.

Fellowship Initiative 2018-2019 "Labour Demand in the Past, Present and Future"

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