Unravelling the Link between Automatability and Job Satisfaction

We take a closer look at the negative association between automatability and job satisfaction using data from the European Working Conditions Survey. We find a significant negative effect of automatability on job satisfaction. We observe that the association is not driven by individual or contextual...

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Published in:Journal of labor research 2023-12, Vol.44 (3-4), p.199-227
Main Authors: Jacobs, Arthur, Verhofstadt, Elsy, Van Ootegem, Luc
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Education
Educational attainment
Employment
Inequality
Job satisfaction
Labor market
Market segments
Occupations
Quality of work
Robotics
Social Sciences
Working conditions
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