What happens to workers in shrinking occupations?
The polarisation of labour markets is one of the central themes in empirical labour economics. In particular, technological development has displaced routine tasks, which are characterised by the frequent repetition of the same work tasks and which can easily be programmed for robots to perform. Such tasks are generally located in the middle of the wage distribution and include, among others, various office jobs (so-called routine cognitive) and many occupations in traditional industry (so-called routine manual). In addition to technological development, the outsourcing of functions can also cause significant occupational structural change domestically. (AI translation)
