Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes
Alessandra Bonfiglioli, Rosario Crinò, Harald Fadinger, Gino Gancia · The Economic Journal · 24 Jun 2024
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Abstract
Abstract We use French data over the 1994–2013 period to study how imports of industrial robots affect firm-level outcomes. Guided by a simple model, we develop a novel empirical strategy to identify the causal effects of robot adoption. Our results suggest that, while demand shocks generate a positive correlation between robot imports and employment at the firm level, exogenous exposure to automation leads to job losses. We also find that robot exposure increases labour productivity and some evidence that it may raise the relative demand for high-skill professions.
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- 2024 (28 months ago)
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87 citations — 83rd percentile among the 23 indexed papers from 2024 in this collection. Citation counts favor older papers; this compares only same-year papers here, not the whole literature.
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