Automation: Theory, Evidence, and Outlook
P Restrepo - Annual Review of Economics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the literature on automation and its impact on labor markets, wages,
factor shares, and productivity. I first introduce the task model and explain why this …
factor shares, and productivity. I first introduce the task model and explain why this …
The elusive explanation for the declining labor share
GM Grossman, E Oberfield - Annual Review of Economics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
A vast literature seeks to measure and explain the apparent decline in the labor share in
national income that has occurred in recent times in the United States and elsewhere. The …
national income that has occurred in recent times in the United States and elsewhere. The …
Artificial intelligence and jobs: Evidence from online vacancies
We study the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on labor markets using establishment-level
data on the near universe of online vacancies in the United States from 2010 onward. There …
data on the near universe of online vacancies in the United States from 2010 onward. There …
New frontiers: The origins and content of new work, 1940–2018
We answer three core questions about the hypothesized role of newly emerging job
categories (“new work”) in counterbalancing the erosive effect of task-displacing automation …
categories (“new work”) in counterbalancing the erosive effect of task-displacing automation …
The role of robot adoption in green innovation: Evidence from China
J Gan, L Liu, G Qiao, Q Zhang - Economic Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
Green innovative activities are important for sustainable business development and green
growth. However, little attention has been given to the role of technology adoption in green …
growth. However, little attention has been given to the role of technology adoption in green …
[HTML][HTML] Automation technologies and their impact on employment: A review, synthesis and future research agenda
This paper aims to review prior studies investigating how automation technologies affect
employment. Our structured systematic review resulted in 102 publications recovered from …
employment. Our structured systematic review resulted in 102 publications recovered from …
Automatic reaction-what happens to workers at firms that automate?
We provide the first estimate of the impacts of automation on individual workers by
combining Dutch micro-data with a direct measure of automation expenditures covering …
combining Dutch micro-data with a direct measure of automation expenditures covering …
The composite link between technological change and employment: A survey of the literature
J Mondolo - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The role played by technological change in employment trends has long been debated and
investigated, but the evidence has proven to be inconclusive. This paper aims to shed light …
investigated, but the evidence has proven to be inconclusive. This paper aims to shed light …
Automation and the workforce: A firm-level view from the 2019 Annual Business Survey
D Acemoglu, GW Anderson, DN Beede, C Buffington… - 2022 - nber.org
This paper describes the adoption of automation technologies by US firms across all
economic sectors by leveraging a new module introduced in the 2019 Annual Business …
economic sectors by leveraging a new module introduced in the 2019 Annual Business …
Competing with robots: Firm-level evidence from France
We study the firm-level implications of robot adoption in France. Of 55,390 firms in our
sample, 598 adopted robots between 2010 and 2015, but these firms accounted for 20 …
sample, 598 adopted robots between 2010 and 2015, but these firms accounted for 20 …