THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATION ON EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN SLOVAKIA

ERIKA MAJZLÍKOVÁ

https://doi.org/10.53465/EDAMBA.2021.9788022549301.286-296

 

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to examine the relationship between employment growth and automation probabilities (substitution potentials) for occupations in Slovakia. We use detailed employment data provided by Trexima Bratislava, automation probabilities by Frey and Osborne (2017) and substitution potentials by Dengler and Matthes (2018). The results show that between 2014 and 2019, there was an overall increase in employment on the Slovak labor market. However, occupations at a higher risk of automation experienced lower employment growth during the examined period. Even though these results are confirmed by regression analysis, the aim is not to provide any causal interpretation, since the risk of automation (substitution potential) is not the only explanatory factor for the employment growth in Slovakia.

Keywords: automation, employment growth, Slovakia

JEL classification: J21, O33

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Online publication date: 12 May 2022

 

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Majzlíková, E. (2022). The Impact of Automation on Employment Growth in Slovakia. Proceedings from the EDAMBA 2021 conference, 286 – 296. https://doi.org/10.53465/EDAMBA.2021.9788022549301.286-296