Automation and disappearing routine occupations in Japan

Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Ippei Fujiwara and Toyoichiro Shirota

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2024, vol. 74, issue C

Abstract: We examine the implications of automation technology in Japan since 1980, comparing different local labor markets with different degrees of automation exposure. First, we do not find evidence that automation reduces employment rate within demographic groups and automation encourages workers to move from regular to non-regular employment. Second, we show that automation shifts employment from routine occupations in the manufacturing sector to service sectors, while increasing the share of establishments and sales in the manufacturing sector. Finally, we show that this shift in labor demand is attributed to younger generations and non-college-educated workers.

Keywords: Automation; Labor market; Routine and non-routine occupations; Robot; Japanese economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2024.101338

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