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Danzer, Alexander M.
; Feuerbaum, Carsten ; Gaessler, Fabian:
Labor Supply and Automation Innovation.
München : SSRN, 2020. - 68 S.
- (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper ; 20-09)
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Link zum Volltext (externe URL): https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3642594 |
Kurzfassung/Abstract
While economic theory suggests substitutability between labor and capital, little evidence exists regarding the causal effect of labor supply on inventing labor-saving technologies. We analyze the impact of exogenous changes in regional labor supply on automation innovation by exploiting an immigrant placement policy in Germany during the 1990s and 2000s. Difference-in-differences estimates indicate that one additional worker per 1,000 manual and unskilled workers reduces automation innovation by 0.05 patents. The effect is most pronounced two years after immigration and confined to industries containing many low-skilled workers. Labor market tightness and external demand are plausible mechanisms for the labor-innovation nexus.
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| Publikationsform: | Preprint, Working paper, Diskussionspapier |
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| Schlagwörter: | Labor supply, automation, innovation, patents, labor market tightness, quasi-experiment |
| Themenfelder: | Nachhaltigkeit |
| Sprache des Eintrags: | Deutsch |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät > Volkswirtschaftslehre > VWL, insb. Mikroökonomik |
| DOI / URN / ID: | 10.2139/ssrn.3642594 |
| Open Access: Freie Zugänglichkeit des Volltexts?: | Ja |
| Titel an der KU entstanden: | Ja |
| KU.edoc-ID: | 25238 |
Letzte Änderung: 02. Jan 2022 17:29
URL zu dieser Anzeige: https://edoc.ku.de/id/eprint/25238/
