How do firms respond to technological advances that facilitate the automation of tasks? Which tasks will they automate …

higher wages at the bottom make interior automation less likely. Starting with interior automation, a reduction in the cost …We develop an assignment model of automation. Each of a continuum of tasks of variable complexity is assigned to either … capital or one of a continuum of labor skills. We characterize conditions for interior automation, whereby tasks of …

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 …

examine the quality of jobs in terms of skills and wages. By applying a structural modeling ap- proach, four types of …. Finally, innovative firms pay higher wages. Therefore, we provide evidence for a developing country on the relevant role of … innovation in employment growth, skills demand, and the payment of higher wages. …

research design focuses on a technology subsidy program in Finland that induced sharp increases in technology investment in …

innovations and skill-biased wage changes. The results indicate that innovations positively influence the wages of skilled workers … while they negatively influence the wages of the unskilled. -- Innovation ; employment ; wages ; Poland …

We investigate the impact of product market competition on firms’ automation investments. We use a rich combination of … competition in export markets tend to reduce investments in automation technologies. These average negative effects are driven by … the least productive firms, while the most efficient exporters in industries that are more prone to automation tend to …

polarization resulted from increased automation, and provide a theoretical explanation. In our model, firms deciding whether to … fall. In addition to explaining job polarization, our model makes sense of observed patterns of automation and accounts for …