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Income and wage inequalities from automation. A European perspective

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The literature on the automation-employment nexus has expanded significantly and rapidly over the last decade, highlighting both a contraction in employment, wages, and the labour share, as well as an increase in wage inequalities. Drawing on a large-scale analysis of all European (EU27 + UK) NUTS2 regions during the period 2011–2019, this paper re-examines these claims and highlights a decoupling between wage and income inequalities. This decoupling may be driven by reallocation effects across sectors and ripple effects that induce substantial downward pressure on wages.

Source: Review of Regional Research

DOI: 10.1007/s10037-025-00225-3

Authors: Camilla Lenzi, Elisa Panzera

Institution: Politecnico di Milano

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290