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The rise of generative AI : modelling exposure, substitution, and inequality effects on the US labour market
Auer, Raphael A.; Köpfer, David; Švéda, Josef - 2024
How exposed is the labour market to ever-advancing AI capabilities, to what extent does this substitute human labour, and how will it affect inequality? We address these questions in a simulation of 711 US occupations classified by the importance and level of cognitive skills. We base our...
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The greener, the higher : labor demand of automotive firms during the green transformation
Fackler, Thomas; Falck, Oliver; Goldbeck, Moritz; Hans, … - 2024
We investigate differences in labor demand between German automotive firms specializing in green propulsion technology …-universe of online job postings and firms’ patent portfolios. Workforce adjustments are a crucial dimension of technology … with a focus on combustion technology. This gap widens over time and is not driven by unobserved firm heterogeneity. Green …
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Does artificial intelligence help or hurt gender diversity? : evidence from two field experiments on recruitment in tech
Avery, Mallory; Leibbrandt, Andreas; Vecci, Joseph - 2024
can impact gender diversity in the male-dominated technology sector, both overall and separately for labor supply and …
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Artificial intelligence and jobs : evidence from US commuting zones
Bonfiglioli, Alessandra; Crinò, Rosario; Gancia, Gino … - 2023
We study the effect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on employment across US commuting zones over the period 2000-2020. A simple model shows that AI can automate jobs or complement workers, and illustrates how to estimate its effect by exploiting variation in a novel measure of local exposure to...
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Distribution and growth in an economy with limited needs
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2001
This paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...
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Firm response to competitive shocks : evidence from China's minimum wage policy
Hau, Harald; Huang, Yi; Wang, Gewei - 2017
The large regional variation in minimum wage levels in the period 2002-08 in China implies that Chinese manufacturing firms experienced competitive shocks as a function of firm location and their low-wage employment share. We find that minimum wage hikes accelerate the input substitution from...
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Technology gaps, trade and income
Sampson, Thomas - 2019
This paper studies the origins and consequences of international technology gaps. I develop an endogenous growth model … where R&D efficiency varies across countries and productivity differences emerge from firm-level technology investments. The … theory characterizes how innovation and learning determine technology gaps, trade and global income inequality. Countries …
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Firms and labor in times of violence : evidence from the Mexican drug war
Utar, Hâle - 2018
Violence in Mexico has reached unprecedented levels in recent times. After the government began a crackdown on drug cartels, nation-wide homicides almost tripled between 2006 and 2010. Using rich longitudinal plant-level data, this paper studies the impact of violent conflict on firms,...
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Robots and firms
Koch, Michael; Manuylov, Ilya; Smolka, Marcel - 2019
literature to formalize the implications of robot technology. As for the first question, we establish robust evidence that ex …
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Work meaning and the flexibility puzzle
De Schouwer, Thimo; Kesternich, Iris - 2024
We study heterogeneity in the prevalence of and preferences for workplace flexibility and work meaning. We show that, internationally, women and parents value flexibility more but do not work more flexible jobs. The gender dimension of this flexibility puzzle is related to differences in...
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