Belonging to the realm of intelligent technologies, it is increasingly accepted that AI has
evolved from being merely a development standpoint in computer science. Indeed, recent …

We analyze the effects of exposure to industrial robots on labor markets and household
behaviors, exploring longitudinal household data from China. We find that a one standard …

Purpose The transition from Industry 3.0 to the fourth industrial revolution was a big jump
that created a vacuum in many developing countries. Drawing upon institutional theory and …

In this paper we analyze the evidence of job polarization—the relative decline of mid-wage
jobs—in developing and emerging economies. We carry out an extensive literature review …

Robots are becoming a key part of manufacturing in developed and emerging economies.
This paper examines how automation can affect international trade through quality …

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, developing countries appeared to be generally on a
converging path with income levels in the wealthiest countries. The good news on economic …

Are automation technologies an opportunity or a threat to developing countries? The
literature has examined this question by studying automation in advanced economieswhich …

We investigate the impact of “routinization” on the labor outcomes of displaced workers. We
use a rich Brazilian panel dataset and an occupation-task mapping to examine the effect of …

This article engages with the role of technological upgrading for work in agriculture, a sector
commonly disregarded in debates about the future of work. Foregrounding migrant work in …

This article introduces two methods to derive internationally comparable skill and
occupational distance measures based on machine learning and natural language …