Robot Imports and Firm-Level Outcomes

Alessandra Bonfiglioli (), Rosario Crinò, Harald Fadinger and Gino Gancia

The Economic Journal, 2024, vol. 134, issue 664, 3428-3444

Abstract: We use French data over the 1994–2013 period to study how imports of industrial robots affect firm-level outcomes. Guided by a simple model, we develop a novel empirical strategy to identify the causal effects of robot adoption. Our results suggest that, while demand shocks generate a positive correlation between robot imports and employment at the firm level, exogenous exposure to automation leads to job losses. We also find that robot exposure increases labour productivity and some evidence that it may raise the relative demand for high-skill professions.

Date: 2024
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