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average, perform more routine tasks than men?tasks that are more prone to automation. To quantify the impact on jobs, we … relate data on task composition at work to occupation level estimates of probability of automation, controlling for a rich … workers are at a significantly higher risk for displacement by automation than male workers, with 11 percent of the female …
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: improvements in the productivity of 'robots' drive divergence, as advanced countries differentially benefit from their initially … higher robot intensity, driven by their endogenously higher wages and stock of complementary traditional capital. In addition … extended model where robots substitute only for unskilled labor, the terms of trade, and hence GDP, may decline permanently for …
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automation, especially in emerging markets. We find that negative perceptions about automation are prevalent among workers who … are older, poorer, more exposed to job volatility, and from countries with higher levels of robot penetration. Perceptions … over automation are positively viewed by workers with higher levels of job satisfaction, higher educational attainment, and …
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This paper examines the impact of trade on employment, wages, and other outcomes across countries and explores the … firm-level dataset to examine the impact of import competition on employment, wages, and firm performance, as well as the … industries, import competition actually strengthens employment growth. In addition, import competition tends to improve average …
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Many studies predict massive job losses and real wage decline as a result of the ongoing widespread automation of … production, a trend that may be further aggravated by the COVID-19 crisis. Yet automation is also expected to raise productivity … and output. How can we share the gains from automation more widely, for the benefit of all? And what are the attendant …
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Advances in artificial intelligence and automation have the potential to be labor-saving and to increase inequality and …
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This paper uses a DSGE model to simulate the impact of technological change on labor markets and income distribution. It finds that technological advances offers prospects for stronger productivity and growth, but brings risks of increased income polarization. This calls for inclusive policies...
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.S. manufacturing industry, and it finds evidence of asymmetry. Tight policy increases job destruction and reduces net employment …
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This paper investigates the sensitivity of sectoral employment and wages in the United States to changes in foreign … trade prices for 1980–90. Previous studies have concentrated mainly on the impact of changes in import prices on employment … and wage levels. This paper estimates the impact of changes in both import and export prices on employment and wages in …
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