Verheißung oder Bedrohung?: die Arbeitsmarktwirkungen einer vierten industriellen Revolution

Joachim Möller

No 201518, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "The upcoming changes caused by the forth industrial revolution provoke discussions about potential shifts in the structures of the economy and the working environment. The so called 'Industrie 4.0' implicates chances as well as negative effects on the labour market. This paper takes a look at the consequences of technological change in history and at possible impacts on future occupations and qualifications. Studies from Anglo-Saxon countries identify highly qualified persons as the winners of the new industrial revolution and the middle class as the loser. According to more recent studies, one of the main challenges will be artificial intelligence. Hence, complex occupations requiring creativity and social intelligence will be needed. In the German economy, high-quality consumer goods, chemical products as well as machinery and equipment will offer great potentials. The main precondition for success will be a good 'operating system' containing infrastructure, education, and legal security as well as data security, while employees will need to be more flexible. To achieve a secure and humane working environment employee participation, creative leeway and social partnership are crucial." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Auswirkungen; Auswirkungen; Berufswandel; Beschäftigungseffekte; Betriebsklima; Industrie; Industriearbeit; industrielle Revolution; künstliche Intelligenz; menschengerechte Arbeit; Qualifikationswandel; Digitale Arbeitswelt; Arbeitsbedingungen; Tätigkeitswandel; technische Entwicklung; technischer Wandel; Unterbeschäftigung; Wirtschaftsstrukturwandel; Zukunft der Arbeit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F66 J23 J24 J81 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2015
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Published in/as: G. Bäcker et al. (Hrsg.): Den Arbeitsmarkt verstehen, um ihn zu gestalten. Festschrift für Gerhard Bosch. Wiesbaden 2016, S. 49-59, doi:10.1007/978-3-658-12159-4_6

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