Labor shortage and early robotization in Japan
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Deng, L; Fujio, M; Lin, X; Ota, R
Published in: Economics Letters
December 1, 2023
In this paper, we study how labor shortage contributed to the rise of robots in the early stage of robotization in Japan from 1978 to 1991. Based on the newly digitalized industry-level data on labor shortage, we demonstrate that the shortage of unskilled factory workers is strongly positively associated with subsequent robot adoption. We also find the effect of the shortage of skilled factory workers on robot adoption to be negative, suggesting a potentially complementary role of skilled labor in the process of automation.
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Economics Letters
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0165-1765
Publication Date
December 1, 2023
Volume
233
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Deng, L., Fujio, M., Lin, X., & Ota, R. (2023). Labor shortage and early robotization in Japan. Economics Letters, 233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111404
Deng, L., M. Fujio, X. Lin, and R. Ota. “Labor shortage and early robotization in Japan.” Economics Letters 233 (December 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111404.
Deng L, Fujio M, Lin X, Ota R. Labor shortage and early robotization in Japan. Economics Letters. 2023 Dec 1;233.
Deng, L., et al. “Labor shortage and early robotization in Japan.” Economics Letters, vol. 233, Dec. 2023. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111404.
Deng L, Fujio M, Lin X, Ota R. Labor shortage and early robotization in Japan. Economics Letters. 2023 Dec 1;233.
Published In
Economics Letters
DOI
ISSN
0165-1765
Publication Date
December 1, 2023
Volume
233
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 38 Economics
- 14 Economics