We argue theoretically and document empirically that aging leads to greater (industrial) automation, and in particular … older to middle-aged workers—is associated with greater adoption of robots and other automation technologies across … development of automation technologies in countries undergoing greater demographic change. Our directed technological change model …

We summarize a framework for the study of the implications of automation and AI on the demand for labor, wages, and … employment. Our task-based framework emphasizes the displacement effect that automation creates as machines and AI replace labor … counteracted by a productivity effect, resulting from the cost savings generated by automation, which increase the demand for labor …

on robots and trade, the magnitude of these taxes may decrease as the process of automation and globalization deepens and …

We provide an argument for long-term automation and decline in the labor income share, driven by capital accumulation … rescaled in the same way. Then ongoing capital accumulation gives rise to progressive automation, and the share of labor income …

COVID-19 may accelerate the automation of jobs, as employers invest in technology to adapt the production process to … safeguard against current and potential future pandemics. We identify occupations that have high automation potential and also …

Using a quantitative model that features technical progress in automation and endogenous skill choice, we show that …, given the current U.S. tax system, a sustained fall in automation costs can lead to a massive rise in income inequality. We …

harmonized cross-country and industry data, where we measure automation as industry-level movements in total factor productivity … (TFP) that are common across countries. We find that automation displaces employment and reduces labor's share of value …