This paper investigates several channels through which automation affects an emerging economy. Building on a Ricardian …, it is shown that domestic and foreign automation have differential effects on labor markets. Based on this model, the … impact of automation on local labor markets in Brazil are estimated using a shift-share approach. Local labor market …

To understand the effects of automation and other types of technological changes on European labor demand, we use a … factors of production. Automation, by creating a displacement effect, shifts the task content of production against labor …

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 …

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