empirically the impact of past major pandemics on robot adoption and inequality. First, we find that pandemic events accelerate …, while robots may raise productivity, they could also increase inequality by displacing low-skilled workers. We find that … following a pandemic, the increase in inequality over the medium term is larger for economies with higher robot density and …

as its implications for income inequality. The main finding is that young, less educated, and low skilled workers, as … hypothesize that income inequality likely has increased due to the pandemic. Policies aiming at reducing inequality in the labor …

poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings. First, India has made significant progress … have temporarily increased poverty and inequality. Second, education and employment status seem to be the main factors …