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Effects of innovation on employment : an analysis at the firm level in Bolivia

Foronda, Carlos; Beverinotti, Javier - 2021

This study quantifies the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth in Bolivia by using microdata … from a survey on innovation conducted in Bolivia in 2016. Following the model of Harrison, Jaumandreu, Mairesse, and Peters … demonstrate that employment growth is explained by product innovation. On the other hand, we find no evidence of a displacement …

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The distributional and employment impacts of nationwide minimum wage changes

Cribb, Jonathan; Giupponi, Giulia; Joyce, Robert; … - 2021

We estimate the effect of the introduction of the UK’s National Living Wage in 2016, and increases in it up to 2019, using a new empirical method. We apply a bunching approach to a setting with no geographical variation in minimum wage rates. We effectively compare employment changes in each...

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Who is afraid of machines?

Blanas, Sotiris; Gancia, Gino Alessandro; Lee, Sang Yoon - 2019

We study how various types of machines, namely, information and communication technologies, software, and especially industrial robots, affect the demand for workers of different education, age, and gender. We do so by exploiting differences in the composition of workers across countries,...

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Techies, trade, and skill-biased productivity

Harrigan, James; Reshef, Ariell; Toubal, Farid - 2018

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Are we nearly there yet? : new technology adoption and labor demand in Peru

Novella, Rafael; Rosas, David; Alvarado, Alfredo - 2019

Forecasts about the effect of new technologies on labor demand are generally pessimistic. However, little is known about the current level of adoption and the effect on labor demand, particularly in developing countries. This paper exploits a recent employer survey in Peru to offer empirical...

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The response of labour demand to different COVID-19 containment measures : evidence from online job postings in Austria

Leitner, Sandra M.; Reiter, Oliver - 2024

This paper analyses changes in the speed of labour demand for new hires in response to the lockdowns that were repeatedly put in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It tests whether the uncertainty-reducing effect of similar lockdowns occurring in quick succession increased the...

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AI unboxed and jobs : a novel measure and firm-level evidence from three countries

Engberg, Erik; Görg, Holger; Lodefalk, Magnus; Javed, … - 2023

We unbox developments in artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate how exposure to these developments affect firm-level labour demand, using detailed register data from Denmark, Portugal and Sweden over two decades. Based on data on AI capabilities and occupational work content, We develop and...

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Firm-level shocks and labor flows

Carlsson, Mikael; Messina, Julián; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2021

This paper analyzes how labor ows respond to permanent idiosyncratic shifts in rm-level production functions and demand curves using very detailed Swedish micro data. Shocks to rms physical productivity have only modest eects on rm-level employment decisions. In contrast, the paper documents...

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Destruction or polarization: estimating the impact of technology on jobs in Indian manufacturing

Vashisht, Pankaj - 2017

Indian manufacturers have invested significantly in technology upgradations since the economy opened up to foreign trade and technology in the mid-1980s. In this paper, we examine the impact of technology on employment and skill demand within the Indian manufacturing sector. Estimating a dynamic...

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Working hour reform, labor demand and productivity

Asai, Kentaro - 2022

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