11 Technology, Labor & Automation

Lecture

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Reading

Acemoglu, D., & Restrepo, P. (2019). Automation and new tasks: How technology displaces and reinstates labor. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 33(2), 3–30. Required. Presentation by José G. L.

Acemoglu, D., & Restrepo, P. (2020). Robots and jobs: Evidence from U.S. labor markets. Journal of Political Economy, 128(6), 2188–2244. Required. Presentation by Paulo M. T.

Frey, C. B., & Osborne, M. A. (2017). The future of employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerisation? Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 114, 254–280. Recommended. Presentation by Julia M. O.

Goldin, C., & Katz, L. F. (2008). The race between education and technology. Harvard University Press. Read Ch. 3: “Skill-Biased Technological Change” and Ch. 8: “The Race between Education and Technology.” Recommended. Presentation by Emiliano M. O.