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Gasparini, Leonardo; Brambilla, Irene; César, Andrés; … - 2020 - This version: January 29, 2020

we combine (i) indicators of potential automatability by occupation and (ii) worker’s information on occupation and other …

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The race between machine and man : implications of technology for growth, factor shares and employment

Acemoglu, Daron; Restrepo, Pascual - 2016

We examine the concerns that new technologies will render labor redundant in a framework in which tasks previously performed by labor can be automated and new versions of existing tasks, in which labor has a comparative advantage, can be created. In a static version where capital is fixed and...

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Political power, resistance to technological change and economic development : evidence from the 19th century Sweden

Tyrefors, Björn; Lindgren, Erik; Pettersson-Lidbom, Per - 2017 - This version: June 16, 2017

We analyze investment decisions when information is costly, with and without delegation to an agent. We use a rational …" conditions, no information is acquired and no investment made. In "sweet" conditions, investment is made "blindly", i.e. without … acquiring costly information. In intermediate, "normal" conditions, the decision-maker acquires information and conditions the …

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Computerization of white collar jobs

Dillender, Marcus; Forsythe, Eliza C. - 2019

We investigate the impact of computerization of white-collar jobs on wages and employment. Using online job postings from 2007 and 2010-2016 for office and administrative support (OAS) jobs, we show that when firms adopt new software at the job-title level they increase the skills required of...

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Are we nearly there yet? : new technology adoption and labor demand in Peru

Novella, Rafael; Rosas, David; Alvarado, Alfredo - 2019

Forecasts about the effect of new technologies on labor demand are generally pessimistic. However, little is known about the current level of adoption and the effect on labor demand, particularly in developing countries. This paper exploits a recent employer survey in Peru to offer empirical...

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Hours of work polarisation?

Silva, António Dias da; Laws, Athene; Petroulakis, Filippos - 2019

We investigate the relationship between hours per worker and employment polarisation. Our core question is whether hours per worker follow the same polarisation patterns as previously observed for employment, measured by either heads or total hours. Using the occupational task index measures of...

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Automation, new technology and non-homothetic preferences

Struck, Clemens C.; Velic, Adnan - 2019

To rationalize a substantial income share of labor despite progressive task automation over the centuries, we present a simple model in which demand moves along a vertically differentiated production structure toward goods of increasing sophistication. Automation of more sophisticated goods...

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New technology and emerging occupations : evidence from Asia

Khatiwada, Sameer; Maceda Veloso, Mia Kim - 2019

are primarily information and communication technology- and data-related positions within professional and associate …

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The future of work : how G20 countries can leverage digital-industrial innovations into stronger high-quality jobs growth

Annunziata, Marco; Bourgeois, Hendrik - 2018

A new wave of innovation is beginning to disrupt industry on a global scale. It constitutes a tremendous opportunity for faster productivity growth, but also a potential disruption to a number of economic sectors and to job markets. Academic research and the public debate have focused mostly on...

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Racing with or against the machine? : evidence from Europe

Gregory, Terry; Salomons, Anna; Zierahn, Ulrich - 2018

A fast-growing literature shows that digital technologies are displacing labor from routine tasks, raising concerns that labor is racing against the machine. We develop a task-based framework to estimate the aggregate labor demand and employment effects of routine-replacing technological change...

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