We present a framework for understanding the effects of automation and other types of technological changes on labor … allocation of tasks to capital and labor - the task content of production. Automation, which enables capital to replace labor in … a result, automation always reduces the labor share in value added and may reduce labor demand even as it raises …

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 …

The interplay between labour institutions and the adoption of automation technologies remains poorly understood … conditional correlations between the presence of employee representation (ER) and the use of automation technologies. We find that … management. Greater automation in establishments with ER does not seem to result from more adversarial employment relationships …

Theory predicts that global economic growth will stagnate and even come to an end due to slower and eventually negative …

Job training is widely regarded as crucial for protecting workers from automation, yet there is a lack of empirical … countries, we construct an individual-level measure of automation risk based on tasks performed at work. Our analysis reveals … substantial within-occupation variation in automation risk, overlooked by existing occupation-level measures. To assess whether …

How do firms respond to technological advances that facilitate the automation of tasks? Which tasks will they automate … in middle wage jobs relative to both high and low wage jobs. Our theory explains recent and historical instances of job …