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Abstract
We study the effects of robot penetration on household income inequality in 14 European countries between 2006–2018, a period marked by the rapid adoption of industrial robots. Automation reduced relative hourly wages and employment of more exposed demographic groups, similarly to the results for the United States. Using robot-driven wage and employment shocks as input to the EUROMOD microsimulation model, we find that automation had minor effects on income inequality. Household labour income diversification and tax and welfare policies largely absorbed labour market shocks caused by automation. Transfers played a key role in cushioning the transmission of these shocks to household incomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Publisher | LISER |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Dec 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Working papers |
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| Publisher | LISER |
| No. | 2023-11 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2716-7445 |
Keywords
- robots
- automation
- tasks
- income inequality
- wage inequality
- microsimulation
LISER Collections
- Les working papers du Liser
Projects
- 1 Finished
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UNTANGLED: Untangling the impacts of technological transformations, globalisation and demographic change to foster shared prosperity in Europe
Lenaerts, K., Martin, L., Lewandowski, P., Hartwig, R., Holtgrewe, U., Doorley, K., Pompei, F., Capello, R., Rabaud, I., Bachmann, R., Du, Y., Fernandez, C., Bhorat, H., Markiewicz, O., Bourgeon, P., Hauret, L., Nguyen-Thi, T. U., Verheyden, B., Marguerit, D., Burzynski, M., Thomas, A., Docquier, F., Van Kerm, P. & Thill, P.
1/02/21 → 31/01/24
Project: Research