Year: 2025
Type: article
Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study conducts a meta‐analysis to assess the effects of robotization on employment and wages, synthesizing the evidence from 33 studies (644 estimates) on employment and a subset of 19 studies (195 estimates) on wages. The results challenge the alarmist narrative about the risk of widespread technological unemployment, suggesting that the overall relationship between robotization and employment or wages is minimal. However, the effects are far from uniform, with adverse outcomes observed in specific contexts, such as the United States, manufacturing sectors, and middle‐skilled occupations. The analysis also identifies a publication bias favoring negative wage effects, though correcting for this bias confirms the negligible impact of robotization.
Source: Journal of Economic Surveys
DOI: 10.1111/joes.12699
Authors: Dario Guarascio, Alessandro Piccirillo, Jelena Reljic
Institution: Sapienza University of Rome
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,250
OpenAlex ID: W4409166765