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 …

We introduce automation into the standard Solovian model of capital accumulation and show that (i) there is the … diverted to automation that maximizes the long-run growth rate of the economy; (iv) the labor share declines with automation to …

We introduce automation into a standard model of capital accumulation and show that (i) there is the possibility of … automation that maximizes long-run growth; (iv) the labor share declines with automation to an extent that fits to the observed …

We analyze the long-run growth effects of automation in the canonical overlapping generations framework. While … automation implies constant returns to capital within this model class (even in the absence of technological progress), we show … that it does not have the potential to lead to positive long-growth. The reason is that automation suppresses wages, which …

Prettner (2019) studies the implications of automation for economic growth and the labor share in a variant of the … Solow-Swan model. The aggregate production function allows for two types of capital, traditional and automation capital …. Traditional capital and labor are imperfect substitutes whereas automation capital and labor are perfect substitutes. In this …

the (future) challenges of automation (creating the concept of the "MIT 2.0") and discuss the implications for developing … Asia. In particular, we analyze the impacts of automation, artificial intelligence, and digitalization on the growth …, particularly the upgrading of skills needed with the rapid advance of automation, will be key success factors for overcoming the …

We analyze the effects of declining population growth on automation. A simple theoretical model of capital accumulation … predicts that countries with lower population growth introduce automation technologies earlier. We test the theoretical …