Is technology or trade driving increases in wage inequality? We propose that technology interacts with trade in the … disproportionately affect wages for workers who perform tasks sensitive to the technology specialization (software or robotics) of the …

manufacturing firms over a 27-year period (1990-2016). We focus on three central questions: (1) Which firms adopt robots? (2) What … literature to formalize the implications of robot technology. As for the first question, we establish robust evidence that ex …-ante larger and more productive firms are more likely to adopt robots, while ex-ante more skill-intensive firms are less likely to …

Is technology or trade driving increases in wage inequality? We propose that technology interacts with trade in the … disproportionately affect wages for workers who perform tasks sensitive to the technology specialization (software or robotics) of the …