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Who is afraid of automation?

Examining determinants of fear of automation in six European countries

When

01 October 2024

14:00 - 15:30 CET

Where

Outside EUI premises

Join online Katarzyna Śledziewska and Renata Włoch as they explore how technology in the workplace influences fears of automation and the implications for reskilling.

This study develops an original conceptualisation of the fear of automation and assesses its determinants, such as the role of technology in the workplace (whether complementary or substitutive), task routineness, workers' exposure to technology, and workers' positions in the labour market. Using survey data from six Central EU countries—Austria, Germany, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—the study finds that exposure to technology increases the fear of automation, similar to task substitution. Younger individuals, those with less education, and those with lower incomes are more fearful, while gender shows no significant effect. In conclusion, the study discusses how fears of automation impact reskilling motivation in organisational practices.

The project leading to this webinar has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101031139.

Any dissemination of the results of this event, reflect only the presenters' view. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

This event will be recorded.

Scientific Organiser

Fabio Santeramo

European University Institute

Mahdi Ghodsi

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Contact

Valentina Gorgoni

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Speaker

Katarzyna Śledziewska

University of Warsaw

Renata Włoch

University of Warsaw

Discussant

Nuriye Melisa Bilgin

University of Turin

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