https://aifaultline.com/authors/antoine-dechezlepretre/New papers by Antoine Dechezleprêtre in the AI Fault Line guide, and news naming them. https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-1086-734778/https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-1086-734778/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Using firm-level machinery patents, the paper shows that higher automation intensity predicts a decline in routine tasks across US sectors. Higher low-skill wages faced by downstream customers raise automation innovation with an elasticity of 2-5, and Germany's Hartz labour reforms reduced automation innovation by more exposed foreign firms.