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that are more exposed to automation in the U.S. through trade fared in exports and employment outcomes. The results show ….S. automation reduced manufacturing wage employment in areas where occupations were initially more susceptible to being automated … that an increase of one robot per thousand workers in the U.S.-about twice the increase observed between 2004-2014-lowers …
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across countries and industries, the intensity of robot use in high-income countries has a positive impact on foreign direct … sample exceeds the threshold level beyond which further automation results in negative foreign direct investment growth and … direct investment is positive, but at a rate that is declining. So, although these are early warning signs, automation in …
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Using firm-level data for Georgia, the paper estimates the quasi-elasticity of employment and wages with respect to the … employment levels and average wages by gender and consider whether export destination or the competiveness of economies matters … improves female employment but reduces overall average wages and female wages. Increasing exports to the European Union as well …
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Automation will be a boon or a catastrophe depending on whom you listen to. This paper proposes an overlapping … can respond to increased demand from automation and subsequently whether automation will be beneficial or detrimental. In … automation. In testing the model's assumptions, the paper finds evidence that educational attainment, cognitive skills, and …
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The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply reduced mobility and economic activity, disrupting the lives of people around the globe. This paper presents estimates on the early impact of the crisis on labor markets in 39 countries based on high-frequency phone survey data...
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Individual-level employment data have a wide range of applications. They are used to monitor labor markets and the … design issues behind the collection of individual-level employment data in nationally representative household surveys and … captured in the reviewed surveys. Third, it takes stock of current approaches to collect employment data and discusses critical …
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This paper presents a new dataset of comparable employment indicators for South Asian countries, constructed from more … dataset is illustrated by conducting a rigorous assessment of employment characteristics, of changes in employment over time …, and of the short- and long-run relationship between economic growth and employment growth in South Asia. The exercise …
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impact of corruption on employment growth among private firms. Using firm-level survey data for 109 countries, the analysis … finds that corruption has a much larger negative impact on employment growth for firms that are financially constrained … the bribery rate brings about a decline in the annual growth rate of employment of financially constrained firms that is 2 …
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