From Competition to Coexistence: The Evolution of the Labour Market for College Graduates in the Age of Automation
Autor Peikang Zhang, Huailiang Liang, Xuanyu Chen, Yuxuan Qinen Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 oct 2025
In examining the competition between humans and automation, the authors analyse how automation is pushing graduates out of informal employment, reshaping their career paths, and changing labour market structures. They also explore the impact of automation on skill demand, distinguishing between general and specific skills and highlighting how technological advancements are driving the evolving requirements of the labour market. The discussion then moves from competition to coexistence between humans and automation, highlighting the crucial role of education policy in managing human-automation substitution. The authors contend that rather than simply displacing human workers, automation can be integrated into the workforce in a way that promotes coexistence and even synergy between human skills and technological innovation.
This book advances the traditional understanding of the relationship between technology, labour market, and education. It will appeal to scholars and students who are interested in the economics of education and labour economics.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781041098171
ISBN-10: 1041098170
Pagini: 226
Ilustrații: 58
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1041098170
Pagini: 226
Ilustrații: 58
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and Professional ReferenceRecenzii
“Blending rigorous research with forward-looking analysis, this book offers a timely and insightful examination of how education and policy can foster human-AI coexistence. Drawing on rich empirical evidence, it provides fresh perspectives on skill development, major selection, and labor market transitions in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. By highlighting the interplay between institutional reform and individual adaptability, the authors challenge deterministic views of automation and propose new pathways for human capital advancement. This volume is an essential resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers navigating the complexities of education and work in the age of AI.”
Professor Yuhong Du, Beijing Normal University
“This groundbreaking book redefines the future of work by shifting the narrative from fear to opportunity. Drawing on rich multi-source empirical data, it examines how college graduates adapt to the age of automation—not by resisting technological change, but by learning to coexist with it. Through detailed policy analysis and real-world labor market insights, the book provides a fresh, optimistic perspective on human-AI coexistence. An important-read for scholars, educators, and policymakers committed to understanding the evolving dynamics of education, employment, and technological disruption.”
Professor Eryong Xue, Beijing Normal University
“Uniting scholarly rigor with practical relevance, this book charts an ambitious, evidence-based path toward the joint transformation of education systems and labor markets amid accelerating technological change. Both insightful and accessible, it reframes AI not as a threat, but as a catalyst for human potential—driving adaptive learning, institutional reform, and policy innovation. Rooted in empirical evidence and enriched by interdisciplinary perspectives, it addresses the most pressing challenges of our time, equipping academics, educators, employers, and policymakers to shape an inclusive, equitable, and future-ready society.”
Professor Changjun Yue, Peking University
Professor Yuhong Du, Beijing Normal University
“This groundbreaking book redefines the future of work by shifting the narrative from fear to opportunity. Drawing on rich multi-source empirical data, it examines how college graduates adapt to the age of automation—not by resisting technological change, but by learning to coexist with it. Through detailed policy analysis and real-world labor market insights, the book provides a fresh, optimistic perspective on human-AI coexistence. An important-read for scholars, educators, and policymakers committed to understanding the evolving dynamics of education, employment, and technological disruption.”
Professor Eryong Xue, Beijing Normal University
“Uniting scholarly rigor with practical relevance, this book charts an ambitious, evidence-based path toward the joint transformation of education systems and labor markets amid accelerating technological change. Both insightful and accessible, it reframes AI not as a threat, but as a catalyst for human potential—driving adaptive learning, institutional reform, and policy innovation. Rooted in empirical evidence and enriched by interdisciplinary perspectives, it addresses the most pressing challenges of our time, equipping academics, educators, employers, and policymakers to shape an inclusive, equitable, and future-ready society.”
Professor Changjun Yue, Peking University
Cuprins
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2.The Development of Robotics Globally and in China
3. The Evolution of Labour Market of Chinese College Graduates
4. Technological Anxiety: How Robots Impact College Graduates’ Informal Employment?
5. The Impact of Robot Adoption on the Demand for General Skills: Evidence Based on Job Posting Data
6. The Impact of Automation on the Demand for Specific Skills: Evidence Based on Real Interview Experience
7. Rethinking Art-Science Division Abolition: The Unforeseen Role of NCEE Reform in Preparing College Graduates for an AI-Driven Labour Market
8. The Role of Attending a Key University in Alleviating the Pressure of Artificial Intelligence Employment Substitution
9. College Majors at Risk? Insights from AI Exposure
10. Robotization and Labour Demand in Post-Pandemic Era
11. The Interplay Between Education and Economic Development: A Global Perspective
12. From Competition to Coexistence: Navigating the Future of Labor and Education in an Automated World
Index
List of tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2.The Development of Robotics Globally and in China
3. The Evolution of Labour Market of Chinese College Graduates
4. Technological Anxiety: How Robots Impact College Graduates’ Informal Employment?
5. The Impact of Robot Adoption on the Demand for General Skills: Evidence Based on Job Posting Data
6. The Impact of Automation on the Demand for Specific Skills: Evidence Based on Real Interview Experience
7. Rethinking Art-Science Division Abolition: The Unforeseen Role of NCEE Reform in Preparing College Graduates for an AI-Driven Labour Market
8. The Role of Attending a Key University in Alleviating the Pressure of Artificial Intelligence Employment Substitution
9. College Majors at Risk? Insights from AI Exposure
10. Robotization and Labour Demand in Post-Pandemic Era
11. The Interplay Between Education and Economic Development: A Global Perspective
12. From Competition to Coexistence: Navigating the Future of Labor and Education in an Automated World
Index
Notă biografică
Peikang Zhang is an assistant professor at the Institute of Higher Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Data Science from Fudan University. He received his Ph.D. from Peking University in 2022. His research interests include economics of education and labour economics. He is also a GLO Virtual Young Scholar in the 2023–2024 cohort and has been a GLO fellow since 2025.
Huailiang Liang is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Education from Tsinghua University. His research interests include education policy and economics of education.
Xuanyu Chen is a master’s student at the Institute of Higher Education from Fudan University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology from Shanghai International Studies University. His research interests involve the economics of education, learning sciences, and artificial intelligence (AI) in education.
Yuxuan Qin is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Higher Education from Fudan University. Her research interests include economics of education, AI in education, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.
Huailiang Liang is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Education from Tsinghua University. His research interests include education policy and economics of education.
Xuanyu Chen is a master’s student at the Institute of Higher Education from Fudan University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology from Shanghai International Studies University. His research interests involve the economics of education, learning sciences, and artificial intelligence (AI) in education.
Yuxuan Qin is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Higher Education from Fudan University. Her research interests include economics of education, AI in education, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.
Descriere
This book uses multi-source data to examine the evolving labour market for college graduates, interpreting the shift in the relationship between humans and automation from competition to coexistence that is reshaping skill demand, education policy, and labour market in China and abroad.