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 …

finding might reflect the more rapid adoption of automation technologies in countries undergoing more pronounced demographic …

concern about the future of jobs and wages. We analyze the effect of the increase in industrial robot usage between 1990 and … correlated with these other variables). According to our estimates, one more robot per thousand workers reduces the employment to … population ratio by about 0.18-0.34 percentage points and wages by 0.25-0.5 percent. Keywords: automation, employment, jobs …

concern about the future of jobs and wages. We analyze the effect of the increase in industrial robot usage between 1990 and … correlated with these other variables). According to our estimates, one more robot per thousand workers reduces the employment to …