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universities is referred to as the "duality gap", and it measures the distinctions between elite and non-elite universities in … developed in the theoretical model. To do so, we develop an index of the duality gap both in quality and tightness of … recruitment for 17 OECD countries. The data indeed show a positive correlation between the indices of duality gap, leadership in …
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duality in higher education as well as heterogeneous ability of individuals can explain the differences in labor productivity … words, the productivity gap between tradable and non-tradable sectors is fueled by the duality in higher education, leading …Over the last decades, productivity in the tradable sector rose substantially, while in the non-tradable sector, output …
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This paper presents a new framework for analyzing automation, robotics, and hightech, which differs from the canonical …-tech sectors, the elitism gap leads to a separating equilibrium in which, high-ability workers graduating from top universities … effects of an increased use of robotics on inequality. We show that robots affect the "matching effect" between abilities and …
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universities is referred to as the "duality gap", and it measures the distinctions between elite and non-elite universities in … developed in the theoretical model. To do so, we develop an index of the duality gap both in quality and tightness of … recruitment for 17 OECD countries. The data indeed show a positive correlation between the indices of duality gap, leadership in …
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Based on the methodology proposed by Frey and Osborne (2017), we use their estimates for the probability of automation … assessment for the threat that automation may pose to the Mexican labor market. We find that almost two thirds of total … employment is at high risk of automation; slightly more than half if we only consider employment in the formal sector. We argue …
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types of capital: traditional physical capital (machines, assembly lines), industrial robots, and AI. Following the … literature, we assume that industrial robots predominantly substitute for low-skill workers, whereas AI mainly helps to perform …
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relatively low ICT-related skills; and for young men in routine manual occupations, who experienced substitutions by robots … Communication Technologies (ICT) and robots, in 14 European countries between 2010 and 2018. To identify the causal effects of … strategy proposed by Acemoglu and Restrepo (2020). We find that the exposure to ICT and robots increased the shares of young …
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machine-operating occupations, while high-skilled managers gain. In the aggregate, robots raise labor productivity but not …We study the impact of rising robot exposure on the careers of individual manufacturing workers, and the equilibrium … impact across industries and local labor markets in Germany. We find no evidence that robots cause total job losses, but they …
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productivity. The effects of automation are counterbalanced by the creation of new tasks in which labor has a comparative advantage …We present a framework for understanding the effects of automation and other types of technological changes on labor … allocation of tasks to capital and labor - the task content of production. Automation, which enables capital to replace labor in …
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