Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets

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"Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets" is an influential economics paper that empirically examines how the adoption of industrial robots affects employment and wages across U.S. labor markets.

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instanceOf academic paper
economics paper
labor economics study
analyzes relationship between robot density and employment changes
relationship between robot density and wage changes
author Daron Acemoglu NERFINISHED
Pascual Restrepo NERFINISHED
conclusion industrial robots put downward pressure on wages in exposed areas
industrial robots reduce employment in affected local labor markets
robot adoption has significant distributional consequences across regions
countryStudied United States NERFINISHED
dataSource American Community Survey NERFINISHED
International Federation of Robotics NERFINISHED
US Census data NERFINISHED
discipline economics
field automation
labor economics
macroeconomics
technological change
finding areas more exposed to robots experience larger declines in manufacturing employment
negative employment effects are not fully offset by job gains in other industries
overall employment in exposed commuting zones falls relative to less exposed zones
robot exposure is associated with lower wage growth
focus heterogeneous effects across demographic groups
heterogeneous effects across industries
impact of robot exposure on employment-to-population ratio
impact of robot exposure on wages
geographicFocus US commuting zones
influentialIn debate on automation and jobs
policy discussions on labor market adjustment
language English
methodology empirical analysis
instrumental variables
local labor market approach
panel data analysis
relatedConcept routine-biased technological change
skill-biased technological change
relatedWork The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade NERFINISHED
The Race Between Man and Machine NERFINISHED
researchQuestion How does the adoption of industrial robots affect employment in US labor markets?
How does the adoption of industrial robots affect wages in US labor markets?
timePeriodStudied 1990s and 2000s
post-1990 period
topic employment effects of automation
industrial robots
local labor markets
technological unemployment
wage effects of automation
typeOfAutomationStudied industrial robots in manufacturing

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Pascal Restrepo hasPublication Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets
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