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

This paper investigates how investment in automation-intensive goods impacts on worker flows at the firm level and …, their imports, and employer-employee data for French manufacturing employers over 2002-2015, we identify "automation spikes …" using imports of intermediates embedding automation technologies and then test their impact on employment dynamics. We find …

a threefold analysis based on industry of activity, geographic location, and firm productivity. In a nutshell, results …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanisms underlying the relationship between automation and labor … realize the tasks necessary for the production process. The two scenarios considered, with and without automation, confirm … that automation is indeed a key factor in polarizing the structure of skill demand and increasing wage inequality. This …

mobility can explain differences in their per-capita income and labor productivity. We disentangle the role played by global … human-mobility network enhances both per-capita income and labor productivity. Our results hold cross-sectionally, as well … network. Our exercises also suggest that most of the gain in income and productivity can be attained if country centrality in …