How do firms respond to technological advances that facilitate the automation of tasks? Which tasks will they automate …

supply on automation innovation by exploiting an immigrant placement policy in Germany during the 1990s and 2000s. Difference …-in-differences estimates indicate that one additional worker per 1,000 manual and unskilled workers reduces automation innovation by 0 …

We show, theoretically and empirically, that the effects of technological change associated with automation and … is that better matches enjoy a comparative advantage in exploiting automation and a comparative disadvantage in … exploiting offshoring. It implies that automation (offshoring) may reduce (raise) employment by lengthening (shortening …

contribution of automation to the task content and skills complexity of the jobs of incumbent workers. Despite the recent focus on … the polarising impact of automation and associated reskilling needs of lower-skilled individuals, our evidence also draws …

developments, some argue that large shares of jobs are "at risk of automation", spurring public fears of massive job-losses and …. First, the chapter discusses estimates of automation potentials, showing that many estimates are severely upward biased …

survey (ESJS), jobs are bundled according to their estimated risk of automation. The paper builds on the methodology of … very high risk of automation. The distribution of high automatability across industries and occupations is also found to be …

risk of automation are the most affected and that this effect is larger in sectors that have undergone a technology …