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 observed...

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Artuc,Erhan;

Christiaensen,Luc;

Winkler-Seales,Hernan Jorge;
Document Date
2019/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
135294
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/03/14
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones? : Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico
Keywords
local labor market

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

Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones? : Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico (English). Jobs Working Paper|issue no. 25 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/933381552557877093

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

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