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The Effect of Digitisation on Work in Europe
Client/Funding Institution
Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Abstract
The project analyses digitisation and its impact on work from two different perspectives. On the one hand, it not only sheds light on regional digitisation patterns but also examines the effect of digitisation on employment in EU countries at the NUTS-2 level. Methodologically, it goes beyond standard approaches applied in the empirical literature and provides novel insights into regional and industry spillovers as well as non-linearities in the employment effects of digitisation. On the other hand, it explores the effects of digitisation on workers’ well-being. It takes an integrated approach and simultaneously determines both positive and negative psychological effects of ICT use, as captured by work engagement and burnout, respectively. It also sheds light on the role of other (job and/or personal) characteristics in either reinforcing or mitigating the positive or negative effects of ICT use on workers’ psychological well-being.
Duration
April 2020 - March 2022
wiiw team Leader
wiiw Staff
Birgit Buschbom, Alexandra Bykova, Stefan Jestl, Roman Römisch, Roman Stöllinger
Publications
- Does my Computer Protect me from Burnout? Cross-country Evidence on the Impact of ICT use within the Job Demands-Resources Model
- Industrial Robots, and Information and Communication Technology: The Employment Effects in EU Labour Markets
Keywords: digitisation, digital technologies, digital economy, industrial robots, ICT, labour market, regional spillovers, industry spillovers, psychological well-being
Countries covered: EU28
Research Areas: Labour, Migration and Income Distribution, Regional Development