developments, some argue that large shares of jobs are "at risk of automation", spurring public fears of massive job-losses and …. First, the chapter discusses estimates of automation potentials, showing that many estimates are severely upward biased …

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 … a result, automation always reduces the labor share in value added and may reduce labor demand even as it raises …

contribution of automation to the task content and skills complexity of the jobs of incumbent workers. Despite the recent focus on … the polarising impact of automation and associated reskilling needs of lower-skilled individuals, our evidence also draws …

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 …