Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets
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"Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets" is an influential economics paper that empirically examines how the adoption of industrial robots affects employment and wages across U.S. labor markets.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets Context triple: [Pascal Restrepo, hasPublication, Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets]
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Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?
"Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically investigates how technology shocks affect employment and output over the business cycle.
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Frisch elasticity of labor supply
The Frisch elasticity of labor supply is an economic measure that captures how responsive individuals’ labor supply is to changes in wages when their expected lifetime wealth is held constant.
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Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?
"Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically evaluates the ability of real business cycle models driven by technology shocks to explain postwar U.S. economic fluctuations.
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Learning and Labor
Learning and Labor is the historic motto of Oberlin College, reflecting its emphasis on combining rigorous academic study with practical work and social responsibility.
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The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth
The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth is a speculative nonfiction book that explores a future society dominated by brain-emulation-based robots and examines how this transformation would reshape economics, work, and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets Target entity description: "Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets" is an influential economics paper that empirically examines how the adoption of industrial robots affects employment and wages across U.S. labor markets.
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A.
Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?
"Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks Explain Aggregate Fluctuations?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically investigates how technology shocks affect employment and output over the business cycle.
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B.
Frisch elasticity of labor supply
The Frisch elasticity of labor supply is an economic measure that captures how responsive individuals’ labor supply is to changes in wages when their expected lifetime wealth is held constant.
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C.
Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?
"Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically evaluates the ability of real business cycle models driven by technology shocks to explain postwar U.S. economic fluctuations.
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D.
Learning and Labor
Learning and Labor is the historic motto of Oberlin College, reflecting its emphasis on combining rigorous academic study with practical work and social responsibility.
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E.
The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth
The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth is a speculative nonfiction book that explores a future society dominated by brain-emulation-based robots and examines how this transformation would reshape economics, work, and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
academic paper
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economics paper ⓘ labor economics study ⓘ |
| analyzes |
relationship between robot density and employment changes
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relationship between robot density and wage changes ⓘ |
| author |
Daron Acemoglu
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Pascual Restrepo ⓘ |
| conclusion |
industrial robots put downward pressure on wages in exposed areas
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industrial robots reduce employment in affected local labor markets ⓘ robot adoption has significant distributional consequences across regions ⓘ |
| countryStudied |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dataSource |
American Community Survey
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International Federation of Robotics ⓘ US Census data ⓘ
linked to:
United States Census data
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| discipline | economics ⓘ |
| field |
automation
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labor economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ technological change ⓘ |
| finding |
areas more exposed to robots experience larger declines in manufacturing employment
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negative employment effects are not fully offset by job gains in other industries ⓘ overall employment in exposed commuting zones falls relative to less exposed zones ⓘ robot exposure is associated with lower wage growth ⓘ |
| focus |
heterogeneous effects across demographic groups
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heterogeneous effects across industries ⓘ impact of robot exposure on employment-to-population ratio ⓘ impact of robot exposure on wages ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | US commuting zones ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
debate on automation and jobs
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policy discussions on labor market adjustment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
empirical analysis
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instrumental variables ⓘ local labor market approach ⓘ panel data analysis ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
routine-biased technological change
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skill-biased technological change ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade
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The Race Between Man and Machine ⓘ |
| researchQuestion |
How does the adoption of industrial robots affect employment in US labor markets?
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How does the adoption of industrial robots affect wages in US labor markets? ⓘ |
| timePeriodStudied |
1990s and 2000s
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post-1990 period ⓘ |
| topic |
employment effects of automation
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industrial robots ⓘ local labor markets ⓘ technological unemployment ⓘ wage effects of automation ⓘ |
| typeOfAutomationStudied | industrial robots in manufacturing ⓘ |
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