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Exploring the impact of automation on employment during expansions and contractions: An examination of Okun's Law.

This article investigates the impact of automation, specifically robotization, on the short-term relationship between employment and output as described by Okun’s Law, using panel data from 35 OECD countries between 1996 and 2020. The study finds that increased robot intensity mitigates rises in une...

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Published in:International Labour Review Vol. 164; no. 4; pp. 1 - 22
Main Authors: Brzozowski, Michał, Siwińska-Gorzelak, Joanna
Format: Article
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2025
Subjects:
Employment
Labor policy
Recessions
Mechanization
Job security
Economic expansion
Automation
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