Job loss and Covid-19: an analysis on the impacts of remote work and automation

Livanos, Ilias; Ravanos, Panagiotis

doi:10.1080/13504851.2022.2146641

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“…During the pandemic, businesses increasingly relied on technology to maintain revenue since restrictions aimed at curtailing the spread of the virus limited in-person work (i.e., machines for manual labor, food delivery services). Even for those whose jobs were not made redundant by technology, the pandemic and pandemic-related restrictions left millions temporarily or even permanently without work (Livanos and Ravanos 2021). UBI, given its simple, unconditional nature, may be effective in providing individuals with more economic security in face of events such as these that are beyond individual control.…”

Section: Universal Basic Income As a Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Needs for Security and Certainty Relate Differently to Support for Universal Basic Income Versus Other Social Safety Net Programs Across European Nations

Federico,

Barrett

2024

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Needs for security and certainty (NSC) vary in their relationship with economic preferences as a function of political engagement. Among those low in engagement, NSC is directly related to left-leaning economic preferences, since social welfare can be regarded as insurance. Among those high in engagement, NSC predicts right-wing economic preferences, since engaged individuals high in NSC take cues from right-leaning elites suggesting that support for redistribution is inconsistent with conservative ideological and partisan identities. In this study, we argue that this ‘reversal’ is less applicable to universal basic income (UBI), since the latter is an unconditional benefit that detaches welfare provision from specific situations of risk (e.g., unemployment insurance). This should shift individuals to think of provision in terms of moral hazard (e.g., work avoidance) in the context of UBI. Using Round 8 of the European Social Survey, we test and find support for several hypotheses based on this argument.

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Section: Universal Basic Income As a Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Needs for Security and Certainty Relate Differently to Support for Universal Basic Income Versus Other Social Safety Net Programs Across European Nations

Federico,

Barrett

2024

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“…A recent analysis shows that, overall, for different occupations and EU member states, high opportunities for remote work and low risk of automation (i.e. job replacement by technology) are related to smaller expected employment losses by 2030 (Livanos and Ravanos 2021).…”

Section: Creating Jobsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Reformism 2.0

Ferrera,

Miró,

Ronchi

2024

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“…6,7 Research done by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training revealed that jobs that are considered low risk of automation provided a shield against job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. 8 However, it is unclear whether concerns about job automation have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they may manifest in the future of work.…”

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“…Because governments across the world implemented mitigation strategies to reduce virus contamination, millions of individuals either permanently or temporarily lost their jobs, and many employers turned to new strategies to shore up labor shortages and handle higher labor costs 6,7 . Research done by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training revealed that jobs that are considered low risk of automation provided a shield against job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic 8 . However, it is unclear whether concerns about job automation have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they may manifest in the future of work.…”

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