The effects of reductions in working hours on automation

Jihyeon Ma and Jung Joo La

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2024, vol. 28, issue 2, 187-201

Abstract: This study uses a simple model to empirically analyse how reductions in working hours influence automation in the labour market. Previous studies focus on analysing the effects of reductions in working hours on factors such as actual working hours, wages, employment, and life satisfaction. We use panel data from 25 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries over the 2011-2017 period. Our empirical findings show that a 1% decrease in the working hours of simple labourers increases automation by 1.13%-1.15%.

Keywords: working hour reduction; automation; simple labourers. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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