Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones? : Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico (English)

Following a couple of decades of offshoring, the fear today is of reshoring. Using administrative data on Mexican exports by municipality, sector and destination from 2004 to 2014, this paper investigates how local labor markets in Mexico that are more exposed to automation in the U.S. through trade fared in exports and employment outcomes. The results show that an increase of one robot per thousand workers in the U.S. -- about twice the increase...

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Artuc,Erhan;

Christiaensen,Luc;

Winkler,Hernan Jorge;
Document Date
2019/02/14
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8741
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico, United States,
Region
Other, Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2019/02/14
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones? : Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico
Keywords
labor market impact

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Artuc,Erhan; Christiaensen,Luc; Winkler,Hernan Jorge.

Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones? : Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico (English). Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)|Policy Research working paper|WDR 2020 Background Paper|no. WPS 8741 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/221101550152344701

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