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dc.contributor.authorKapetaniou, Chrystalla-
dc.contributor.authorSamdanis, Marios-
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-12T14:49:45Z-
dc.date.available2026-10-12T14:49:45Z-
dc.date.issued2026-10-10-
dc.identifier.citationKapetaniou, C. and Samdanis, M. (2026) 'Robot-based automation and new firm formation: the role of formal human capital development', Socio-Economic Review, 0(ahead of print), mwag061, pp. 1–36. doi: 10.1093/ser/mwag061.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1475-1461-
dc.identifier.urihttps://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33982-
dc.descriptionJEL classification: O3; L26en_US
dc.description.abstractIndustrial robots are reshaping manufacturing, yet their role in new firm formation remains underexplored. Robot-based automation reinforces incumbent advantages while reconfiguring tasks in ways that may create opportunities for entrepreneurial entry. Formal human capital development can renew knowledge and skills to recognize and pursue opportunities. Drawing on the task-based theory of technological change and the Varieties of Capitalism framework, we examine how the intensity of robot-based automation relates to new firm formation and the moderating role of formal human capital development in this relationship. Using 2006–16 panel data for seven industries across thirteen European countries, we find that robot density is associated with lower new firm formation, while formal adult education and training relate positively to entry, though its moderating role varies across institutional and industry contexts. Entrepreneurial adjustment to automation depends not only on technology, but also on institutional and industry characteristics conditioning the role of formal human capital development.en_US
dc.format.extentpp. 1–36-
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press (OUP) on behalf of Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economicsen_US
dc.rightsRe-use licence for this version: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International-
dc.rightsLicence for published version: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subjecttechnological changeen_US
dc.subject.entrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subject.capitalism, varieties ofen_US
dc.subject.manufacturing.en_US
dc.subject.classificationO3-
dc.subject.classificationL26-
dc.subject.other14 Economics-
dc.subject.otherPolitical Science & Public Administration-
dc.titleRobot-based automation and new firm formation: the role of formal human capital developmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag061-
dc.relation.isPartOfSocio-Economic Review-
pubs.issue0-
pubs.publication-statusPublished online-
pubs.volume00-
dc.identifier.eissn1475-147X-
dc.rights.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en-
dcterms.issued2026-10-10-
dc.date.updated2026-10-11T13:58:34Z-
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)-
dc.contributor.orcidSamdanis, Marios [0000-0002-9174-5301]-
dc.identifier.numbermwag061-
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