Robots and Employment: Evidence from Japan, 1978-2017

Autor:	Daisuke Adachi, Daiji Kawaguchi, Yukiko Umeno Saito
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Industrial relations
Zdroj:	Adachi, D, Kawaguchi, D & Saito, Y U 2024, ' Robots and Employment: Evidence from Japan, 1978-2017 ', Journal of Labor Economics .
ISSN:	1537-5307 0734-306X
DOI:	10.1086/723205
Popis:	This paper studies the relationship between industrial robots and employment in Japan based on a unique dataset that allows us to calculate the unit price of robots. Our model combines standard factor demand theory with a recent task-based approach to derive a simple estimation equation between robot prices and employment, and our identification strategy leverages heterogeneous applications of robots across industries and heterogeneous price changes across applications. We find that the decline in robot prices increased both the number of robots and employment by raising the productivity and production scale of robot-adopting industries.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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