The aim of this study is to connect two approaches that examine automation. The first uses a task-based model, while the second uses a variant of the canonical constant-elasticity-of-substitution (CES) production function. We employ a task-based model and derive a neoclassical production...

This paper analyzes the technical change characterized by replacing labor with machinery in the production process. Generally, this type of technical change does not alter total factor productivity (TFP). Meanwhile, there exists a complementary relationship between the technical change and...

This paper presents a model of technical change that combines two lines of research together. It is a task based model, in which automation turns labor tasks to mechanized ones, and there is also a continuous addition of new labor tasks, as in the expanding variety literature. We impose three...

This study investigates worker productivity in a multiple-task environment. We consider workers with the same education level while their suitability patterns for tasks differ. Under no change in tasks for which they are responsible for, there is no difference in their productivity. If...