We argue theoretically and document empirically that aging leads to greater (industrial) automation, and in particular … older to middle-aged workers — is associated with greater adoption of robots and other automation technologies across … countries and with more robotics-related activities across US commuting zones. We also provide evidence of more rapid …

Based on the methodology proposed by Frey and Osborne (2017), we use their estimates for the probability of automation … assessment for the threat that automation may pose to the Mexican labor market. We find that almost two thirds of total … employment is at high risk of automation; slightly more than half if we only consider employment in the formal sector. We argue …

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 … 1% increase in population growth is associated with an approximately 2% reduction in the growth rate of robot density …

The interplay between labor institutions and the firm-level adoption of new technologies such as robotics and other … on the de facto role played by ER bodies in relation to well-defined decision areas of management, such as work … contrary, ER seems to influence work organization and certain workplace practices in ways that may enhance the complementary …

What drives investment in automation technologies? This paper documents a positive relationship between labor … substantial share of cross-country variation in automation. The relationship between institutions and robots is stronger in sunk … invest in automation is to thwart rent appropriation by labor. As a consequence, policies aimed at supporting workers …

In this article we discuss the futures of work and robotics. We evaluate key future trends in the field of robotics and … analyse different scenarios regarding the futures of human beings and work life. Subsequently, we present a roadmap of … robotics, which covers key aspects of industrial and service robotics, discuss technology foresight insights and inter …

. Particularly, there are concerns that automation may threat jobs in emerging countries given the erosion of the labour cost …

. Particularly, there are concerns that automation may threat jobs in emerging countries given the erosion of the labour cost … diskutiertes Thema. Insbesondere gibt es Bedenken, dass die Automatisierung Arbeitsplätze in Schwellenländern gefährden könnte, da … Fortschritts ein, definiert als die Fähigkeit von Robotern, verschiedene Aufgaben auszuführen. Roboter wirken sich signifikant …

Using a newly collected dataset of robot use at the plant level from 2014 to 2018, we provide the first microscopic … portrait of robotisation in Germany and study the potential determinants of robot adoption. Our descriptive analysis uncovers … five stylised facts concerning both extensive and, perhaps more importantly, intensive margin of plant-level robot use: (1 …