Microdata Access Grant 2020. Authors: Giedo Jansen, Suzanne Janssen, Universiteit Twente – Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (UT-BMS); Mark Levels, Universiteit Maastricht (UM) – School of Business and Economics.
With the rise of smart technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and algorithms, many job tasks can be automated within the next decade, and it is increasingly important that humans upgrade their skills to stay employable. While current research predominantly focusses on aggregate labor market outcomes and occupational risks of automation (i.e. assessing which jobs are most vulnerable to automation), little is known about how individuals deal with or cope with the prospect of automation at the workplace. This research aims to examine the extent to which there are differences in the extent to which people in the Netherlands (1a) are interested in reskilling or upskilling to prepare for automation; (1b) have access to relevant types of education; and (1c) have the ability to engage successfully in reskilling or upskilling. Moreover, we aim to investigate whether these differences relate to (2a) the estimated risk of automation (2b) other labor market risks, and (2c) other existing social inequalities.
In collaboration with Valeria Nikitina