Automation and the future of work: An intersectional study of the role of human capital, income, gender and visible minority status

Búi K Petersen, James Chowhan, Gordon B Cooke, Ray Gosine and Peter J Warrian
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Búi K Petersen: Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Canada
James Chowhan: School of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada
Gordon B Cooke: Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Ray Gosine: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Peter J Warrian: Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, Canada

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2023, vol. 44, issue 3, 703-727

Abstract: This study extends prior research assessing the impacts of advancements in automation on employment by focusing on the effect on various population groups. Employing a human capital and intersectionality lens, and a moderated-mediation analysis of Canadian 2016 Census data, this study finds the effects of automation differ significantly depending on the intersections of income level, gender and visible minority status, differences that for the most part are explained (or mediated) by human capital, especially education. The article discusses several public policy implications related to the roles of individuals, employers and governments in addressing the resulting labour market challenges.

Keywords: Automation; future of work; human capital; intersectionality; talent management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X221088301

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