We analyze the effects of declining population growth on automation. Theoretical considerations imply that countries … with lower population growth introduce automation technologies faster. We test the theoretical implication on panel data … specifications, and changes with respect to the measurement of the stock of robots. …

We analyze the effects of declining population growth on the adoption of automation technology. A standard theoretical … framework of the accumulation of traditional physical capital and of automation capital predicts that countries with a lower … population growth rate are the ones that innovate and/or adopt new automation technologies faster. We test the theoretical …

robots, this paper analysis the impact of robots on the wages of workers in the manufacturing sector. The results show that … industrial robots increase wages for high-skilled workers relative to low-skilled workers, hence robots increases the skill … or professional occupations. Overall, our results suggest that the introduction of industrial robots has a positive …

) Robot use is relatively rare. (2) The distribution of robots is highly skewed. (3) New robot adopters contribute …

period of rapid adoption of industrial robots. Automation reduced relative hourly wages and employment of more exposed … microsimulation model, we find that automation had minor effects on income inequality. Household labour income diversification and tax … and welfare policies largely absorbed labour market shocks caused by automation. Transfers played a key role in cushioning …

artificial intelligence seem to offer a vast potential to boost productivity and living standards. However, aggregate … productivity growth has declined sharply across the OECD over the past decades. Estonia is no exception, though it is well placed … digital infrastructure and world-leading e-government services. Turning this potential into a productivity boost necessitates …

Communication Technologies (ICT) and robots, in 14 European countries between 2010 and 2018. To identify the causal effects of … strategy proposed by Acemoglu and Restrepo (2020). We find that the exposure to ICT and robots increased the shares of young … relatively low ICT-related skills; and for young men in routine manual occupations, who experienced substitutions by robots …