How do Workers Adjust to Robots? Evidence from China
利用中国家庭追踪调查数据，发现工业机器人暴露增加导致工人劳动参与率、就业率和小时收入下降，但仍在职者工时增加，且低教育、男性、中老年工人受影响更大。
Abstract We analyse the effects of exposure to industrial robots on labour market adjustments, exploring longitudinal household data from China. We find that a one-standard-deviation increase in robot exposure led to a decline in labour force participation (−1%), employment (−7%) and hourly earnings (−8%) of Chinese workers. At the same time, among those who kept working, robot exposure increased the number of hours worked by 8%. These effects were concentrated among the less educated and larger among male, prime-age and older workers. We also find that more exposed workers increased their participation in technical training and were significantly more likely to retire earlier.