The Impact of Robot Installations on Employment and Labour Productivity in the Automotive Industry
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.342" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.342</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.342" target="_blank" >10.18267/j.cebr.342</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Impact of Robot Installations on Employment and Labour Productivity in the Automotive Industry
Original language description
The automotive industry is regarded as one of the most robotized sectors of the manufacturing industry. The topic of robotization is currently intensely debated within the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. In this study, we focused on automobile manufacturers operating in selected countries of the European Union and analysed the level of labour productivity and employment in the period 2002-2021. Specifically, we investigated whether the annual installation of robots and the total number of robots in the automotive industry had a negative impact on labour demand. The collected data were evaluated on the basis of empirical analysis. Our estimations show that the installation of robots in the automotive industry has a positive effect on labour demand. At the same time, however, it was found that labour productivity tends to decrease as the number of robots increases. A possible explanation for these results is that major manufacturing activities in this sector are being replaced by machines at the expense of human labour. Implications for Central European audience: Theoretical implications of the article arise from primary literature that investigates the implications of industry robotization on the labour market. The practical implications stem from our empirical analysis, which investigates the impact of robotization on labour demand and productivity in automobile industries across the EU.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50206 - Finance
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Central European Business Review
ISSN
1805-4862
e-ISSN
1805-4862
Volume of the periodical
13
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
53-68
UT code for WoS article
001237972900003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85196121228