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The Effects of Automation on Labor Demand. A Survey of the Recent Literature

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  • Philippe Aghion

    (PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, PJSE - Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Collège de France - Chaire Economie des institutions, de l'innovation et de la croissance - CdF (institution) - Collège de France)

  • Céline Antonin

    (OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

  • Simon Bunel

    (Centre de recherche de la Banque de France - Banque de France)

  • Xavier Jaravel

    (LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

Should we fear or welcome automation? On the one hand, fear may prevail if we believe that human workers will be replaced by machines which perform their tasks, thereby increasing unemployment and reducing the labor share. On the other hand, we may welcome automation since it spurs growth and prosperity, as illustrated by the big technological revolutions – steam engine in the early 1800s, electricity in the 1920s – none of which generated the mass unemployment anticipated by some.

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  • Philippe Aghion & Céline Antonin & Simon Bunel & Xavier Jaravel, 2023. "The Effects of Automation on Labor Demand. A Survey of the Recent Literature," SciencePo Working papers Main halshs-03756498, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:spmain:halshs-03756498
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003275534
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    1. Albanesi, Stefania & Da Silva, António Dias & Jimeno, Juan F. & Lamo, Ana & Wabitsch, Alena, 2023. "New technologies and jobs in Europe," Working Paper Series 2831, European Central Bank.
    2. Saam Marianne, 2024. "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Productivity and Employment – How Can We Assess It and What Can We Observe?," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Sciendo, vol. 59(1), pages 22-27, February.

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