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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP14593 |
DP14593 Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes | |
Alessandra Bonfiglioli; Rosario Crinò; Harald Fadinger; Gino Gancia | |
发表日期 | 2020-04-09 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We use French data over the 1994-2013 period to study how imports of industrial robots affect firm-level outcomes. Compared to other firms operating in the same 5-digit sector, robot importers are larger, more productive, and employ a higher share of managers and engineers. Over time, robot import occurs after periods of expansion in firm size, and is followed by improvements in efficiency and a fall in demand for labor. Guided by a simple model, we develop various empirical strategies to identify the causal effects of robot adoption. Our results suggest that, while demand shocks generate a positive correlation between robot imports and employment, exogenous changes in automation lead to job losses. We also find that robot imports increase productivity and the employment share of high-skill professions, but have a weak effect on total sales. The latter result suggests that productivity gains from automation may not be entirely passed on to consumers in the form of lower prices. |
主题 | International Trade and Regional Economics ; Macroeconomics and Growth |
关键词 | Automation Displacement Firms robots |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp14593-0 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/543501 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Alessandra Bonfiglioli,Rosario Crinò,Harald Fadinger,et al. DP14593 Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes. 2020. |
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