Will low-skilled workers be replaced by automation? To answer this question, we set up a search and matching model that … features two skill types of workers and includes automation capital as an additional production factor. Automation capital is a … show that the accumulation of automation capital decreases the labor market tightness in the low-skilled labor market and …

We analyze the effects of R&D-driven automation on economic growth, education, and inequality when high-skilled workers … and that they may actually reduce education. Finally, we extend the model by fair wage concerns and show how automation …

In recent years, there has been an escalation of concern revolving around the effect that automation will have on the … at a large scale. Numerous studies have begun to investigate automation's impact on labor markets, although all have … Skills Measurement Program Database, we examine automation's effect on 10 developing countries throughout Latin America …

We analyze the effects of declining population growth on automation. Theoretical considerations imply that countries … with lower population growth introduce automation technologies faster. We test the theoretical implication on panel data …

role of services also contributed, while automation weighed on their participation. …

role of automation in supporting the work of humans but the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to influence the need …

What drives investment in automation technologies? This paper documents a positive relationship between labor … substantial share of cross-country variation in automation. The relation- ship between institutions and robots is stronger in sunk … invest in automation is to thwart rent appropriation by labor. As a consequence, policies aimed at supporting workers …