ROBOT IMPORTS AND FIRM-LEVEL OUTCOMES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bonfiglioli, Alessandra; Crino, Rosario; Fadinger, Harald; Gancia, Gino
• 署名单位: University of Bergamo; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; University of Mannheim; University of Milano-Bicocca
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueae055
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 3428-3444
• 关键词: growth; jobs; TECHNOLOGY; automation; income; rise

摘要

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.