Toon Van Overbeke

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Toon Van Overbeke @toonvano.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 12:29 UTC

that there is scope for a scenario where we combine technology-driven productivity growth with a stable labour markets and thriving democracies. The silver bullet? Inclusive technological change anchored around institutionalised cooperation and trust between capital and labour. 6/6

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Toon Van Overbeke @toonvano.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 12:29 UTC

This has important implications for how we think about structural changes in our labour markets. And put into dialogue with my prior work on the pace of automation across different economies (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...), it suggests (...) 5/6

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Toon Van Overbeke @toonvano.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 12:29 UTC

It seems workers equipped with strong resources to adapt to technological change, demonstrate much less antipathy with the status-quo, compared to their peers in similarly exposed occupations. 4/6

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Toon Van Overbeke @toonvano.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 12:28 UTC

I find that automation risk strongly predicts anti-incumbent positions across Europe. BUT, this effect is mediated by various labour market resources citizens have at their disposal such as a) permanent contracts, b) strong co-determination rights or c) have extensive education 3/6

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Toon Van Overbeke @toonvano.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 12:27 UTC

We already know a lot about how automation risks affect voting behaviour, but how do citizens facing similar occupational risks react when they hold very different resources to deal with such occupational changes? 2/6

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Toon Van Overbeke @toonvano.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 12:27 UTC

How do voters react to technological risks in the labour market? And does insulation from such occupational risk shift that behaviour? Excited to share the publication of my latest paper, now out in Research and Politics. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/6

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