Technological risk and policy preferences

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• dc.contributor.author Gallego Dobón, Aina
• dc.contributor.author Kuo, Alexander
• dc.contributor.author Manzano Espinosa, Dulce
• dc.contributor.author Fernández Albertos, José
• dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-09T08:18:31Z
• dc.date.available 2022-02-09T08:18:31Z
• dc.date.issued 2022
• dc.description Supplemental material file: online appendix
• dc.description.abstract Despite recent attention to the economic and political consequences of automation and technological change for workers, we lack data about concerns and policy preferences about this structural change. We present hypotheses about the relationships among automation risk, subjective concerns about technology, and policy preferences. We distinguish between preferences for compensatory policies versus “protectionist” policies to prevent such technological change. Using original survey data from Spain that captures multiple measures of automation risk, we find that most workers believe that the impact of new technologies in the workplace is positive, but there is a concerned minority. Technological concern varies with objective vulnerability, as workers at higher risk of technological displacement are more likely to negatively view technology. Both correlational and experimental analyses indicate little evidence that workers at risk or technologically concerned are more likely to demand compensation. Instead, workers concerned about technological displacement prefer policies to slow down technological change.
• dc.description.sponsorship The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was made possible by funding from the Spanish Economic Ministry, State Program of Research, Development and Innovation Oriented to the Challenges Society, grants numbers CSO2013-48451-R and CSO2017-87597-R.
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• dc.identifier.citation Gallego A, Kuo A, Manzano D, Fernández-Albertos J. Technological risk and policy preferences. Comparative Political Studies. 2022 Jan;55(1):60-92. DOI: 10.1177/00104140211024290
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00104140211024290
• dc.identifier.issn 0010-4140
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/52444
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher SAGE Publications
• dc.relation.ispartof Comparative Political Studies. 2022 Jan;55(1):60-92
• dc.relation.isreferencedby https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.14880236.v1
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/CSO2013-48451-R
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/CSO2017-87597-R
• dc.rights © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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• dc.subject.keyword Automation
• dc.subject.keyword Technology
• dc.subject.keyword Public opinion
• dc.subject.keyword Economic policy
• dc.title Technological risk and policy preferences
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