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 … specifications, and changes with respect to the measurement of the stock of robots. …

suggest that higher penetration of industrial robots in the local labor market is positively related to the health of the low …-skilled population. A ten percent increase in robots per 1,000 workers is associated with an approximately 10% reduction in the fraction …

substantial share of cross-country variation in automation. The relationship between institutions and robots is stronger in sunk …What drives investment in automation technologies? This paper documents a positive relationship between labor …-friendly institutions and investment in industrial robots in a sample of developing and advanced economies. Institutions explain a …

Recent evidence suggests that automation technologies entail a trade-off between productivity gains and employment …. It shows significant productivity and employment gains from automation in Indonesian manufacturing during the years 2008 … plausible reasons for the absence of this trade-off. First, it documents the presence of diminishing productivity returns to …

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 …

ORBIS (Bureau van Dijk) firm-level dataset. The results show that labour-saving patent holders comprise not only robots …