Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality
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"Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality" is an economics research paper analyzing how technological change and the automation of specific job tasks have contributed to growing wage inequality in the United States.
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| Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality Context triple: [Pascal Restrepo, hasPublication, Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality]
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Frisch elasticity of labor supply
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Inequality Reexamined
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Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?
"Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically investigates how technology shocks affect employment and output over the business cycle.
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Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality Target entity description: "Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality" is an economics research paper analyzing how technological change and the automation of specific job tasks have contributed to growing wage inequality in the United States.
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A.
Frisch elasticity of labor supply
The Frisch elasticity of labor supply is an economic measure that captures how responsive individuals’ labor supply is to changes in wages when their expected lifetime wealth is held constant.
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B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?
"Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically investigates how technology shocks affect employment and output over the business cycle.
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D.
Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation
"Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation" is a foundational work in mathematical economics that develops linear programming and activity analysis methods to study production efficiency and resource allocation.
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E.
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on empirical microeconomic research and real-world policy applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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economics research paper ⓘ |
| addresses |
distributional consequences of automation
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heterogeneous effects of technology across workers ⓘ rise in wage inequality since late 20th century ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
link changes in tasks to changes in wages
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quantify the contribution of automation to wage inequality ⓘ separate effects of different types of technological change ⓘ |
| analyzes | relationship between task automation and wage distribution ⓘ |
| concludes | automation is an important driver of wage inequality in the US ⓘ |
| context |
automation of routine and codifiable tasks
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rapid technological progress in information technology ⓘ rising wage inequality in the United States ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
literature on technology and inequality
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task-based models of labor demand ⓘ understanding of polarization of employment ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
changes in demand for different skills
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contribution of task-replacing technologies to inequality ⓘ how automation affects wages across workers ⓘ impact of technology on different types of tasks ⓘ polarization of the wage distribution ⓘ role of routine versus non-routine tasks ⓘ |
| field |
economics of technological change
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labor economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
United States labor market
NERFINISHED
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changes in job task composition ⓘ evolution of wage inequality over time ⓘ |
| investigates |
changes in relative wages between groups of workers
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how technology complements other tasks ⓘ how technology substitutes for some tasks ⓘ role of computerization in wage structure changes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
automation of job tasks
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technological change ⓘ wage inequality in the United States ⓘ |
| relevantFor |
design of labor market institutions
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education and training policy ⓘ policy debates on inequality ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
automation of routine tasks
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skill-biased technological change ⓘ task content of occupations ⓘ task-based approach to labor markets ⓘ task-biased technological change ⓘ |
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Subject: Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality Description of subject: "Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality" is an economics research paper analyzing how technological change and the automation of specific job tasks have contributed to growing wage inequality in the United States.
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