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In recent years, there has been an escalation of concern revolving around the effect that automation will have on the … at a large scale. Numerous studies have begun to investigate automation's impact on labor markets, although all have … Skills Measurement Program Database, we examine automation's effect on 10 developing countries throughout Latin America …
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Based on the methodology proposed by Frey and Osborne (2017), we use their estimates for the probability of automation … assessment for the threat that automation may pose to the Mexican labor market. We find that almost two thirds of total … employment is at high risk of automation; slightly more than half if we only consider employment in the formal sector. We argue …
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Using rich administrative data from the Netherlands, we study the consequences of firm consolidation for workers. For workers at acquired firms, takeovers are associated with a 8.5% drop in employment at the consolidated firm and a 2.6% drop in total labor income. These effects are persistent...
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Computers can substitute for many tasks currently performed by humans and are likely to change occupations in the near future. However, it is not likely that entire occupations will disappear. In this context, little attention has been paid to possible impacts of digital transformation on...
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We offer an integrated explanation and empirical analysis of the polarization of U.S. employment and wages between 1980 and 2005, and the concurrent growth of low skill service occupations. We attribute polarization to the interaction between consumer preferences, which favor variety over...
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observed direction of technological change towards increasing automation. …
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In this study we use a unique database covering 25 manufacturing and service sectors for 16 European countries over the period 1996-2005, for a total of 2,295 observations, and apply GMM-SYS panel estimations of a demand-for-labour equation augmented with technology. We find that R&D...
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In der gegenwärtigen Diskussion gilt es als sicher, dass wir in einer Zeit rasant fortschreitender Automatisierung … Publikationen als der zentrale Indikator der Automatisierung. Die vorliegende Studie stellt diese Argumentation in Frage. Sie … untersucht zwei zentrale Fragen: Erstens, welche Ansätze der Automatisierung und Digitalisierung werden in der Automobilindustrie …
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humans can be productively employed. Recent technological change has been biased towards automation, with insufficient focus … tendency is to develop AI in the direction of further automation, but this might mean missing out on the promise of the "right …
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We present a framework for understanding the effects of automation and other types of technological changes on labor … allocation of tasks to capital and labor – the task content of production. Automation, which enables capital to replace labor in … tasks it was previously engaged in, shifts the task content of production against labor because of a displacement effect. As …
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