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Robotic capital - skill complementarity

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  • Battisti, Michele
  • Del Gatto, Massimo
  • Gravina, Antonio Francesco
  • Parmeter, Christopher F.

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Relying upon an original (country-sector-year) measure of robotic capital ( $RK$ ), we investigate the degree of complementarity/substitutability between robots and workers at different skill levels. We employ nonparametric methods to estimate elasticity of substitution patterns between $RK$ and skilled/unskilled labor over the period 1995–2009. We show that: i) on average, $RK$ exhibits less substitutability with skilled workers compared to unskilled workers, indicating a phenomenon of “RK-Skill complementarity”. This pattern holds in a global context characterized by significant heterogeneity; ii) the dynamic of “RK-Skill complementarity” has increased since the early 2000s; iii) the observed strengthening is more prominent in OECD countries, as opposed to non-OECD countries, and in the Manufacturing sector, compared to non-Manufacturing industries.

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  • Battisti, Michele & Del Gatto, Massimo & Gravina, Antonio Francesco & Parmeter, Christopher F., 2025. "Robotic capital - skill complementarity," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 29, pages 1-1, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:macdyn:v:29:y:2025:i::p:-_54
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