The impact of robots in Latin America: Evidence from local labor markets

被引：15

作者：

Brambilla, Irene ^{[1
,2
]}

Cesar, Andres ^{[3
,4
]}

Falcone, Guillermo ^{[3
,4
]}

Gasparini, Leonardo ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nacl La Plata, Dept Econ, Calle 6 e-47 & 48, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina

[2] Univ Nacl La Plata, Dept Econ, CONICET, Calle 6 e-47 & 48, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina

[3] Univ Nacl La Plata, Ctr Distribut Labor & Social Studies CEDLAS, CEDLAS, IIE, Calle 6 e-47 & 48, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina

[4] Univ Nacl La Plata, Ctr Distribut Labor & Social Studies CEDLAS, CONICET, Calle 6 e-47 & 48, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2023年 / 170卷

关键词：

Robot adoption; Local labor markets; Latin America; Unemployment; Informality; INFORMALITY; ADJUSTMENT; EMPLOYMENT; AUTOMATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106271

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

We study the effect of robots on labor markets in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, the major robot users in Latin America, during the period 2004-2016. We exploit spatial and time variations in exposure to robots arising from initial differences in industry specialization across geographic locations and the evolution of robot adoption across industries, to estimate a causal effect of robots on local labor market outcomes. We find that district's exposure to robots causes a relative deterioration in labor market indicators such us unemployment and labor informality. We document that robots mainly replace formal salaried jobs, affecting young and semi-skilled workers to a greater extent, and that informal employment acts as a buf-fer that prevents a larger increase in unemployment.& COPY; 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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页数：11

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