long time. In fact, these automation technologies arguably had their biggest employment impact generations ago, partially … explaining changes in employment structures in agricultural and manufacturing sectors that go back to the Industrial Revolution …. Thus, the potential employment effects of current robot technology are a priori limited. …

-wage labour costs but more decisive steps are needed to create the right conditions and incentives to boost formal employment. …

suggest that minimum wage increases can significantly reduce in-work poverty, wage inequality and the gender pay gap, while … implied increases in the aggregate wage bill and, as a consequence, possible negative employment impacts, are generally modest. …