Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282612 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16485
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This study explores the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and workers' well-being and mental health using longitudinal survey data from Germany (2000-2020). We construct a measure of individual exposure to AI technology based on the occupation in which workers in our sample were first employed and explore an event study design and a difference-in-differences approach to compare AI-exposed and non-exposed workers. Before AI became widely available, there is no evidence of differential pre-trends in workers' well-being and concerns about their economic futures. Since 2015, however, with the increasing adoption of AI in firms across Germany, we find that AI-exposed workers have become less satisfied with their life and job and more concerned about job security and their personal economic situation. However, we find no evidence of a significant impact of AI on workers' mental health, anxiety, or depression.
Subjects: 
artificial intelligence
future of work
well-being
mental health
JEL: 
I10
J28
O30
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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