The effects of technological progress on the labor market

The impact of technological progress, such as advancements in information and communication technology (ICT), robots and artificial intelligence is at the heart of the current policy and academic debate. This research will construct a novel and unique database including firm level measures of both robotics and ICT. By doing so, it allows for three main venues of research. First, we will look at the firm level origins of aggregate employment changes, specifically making a distinction between firms that have been adopting new technologies such as ICT and robotics. Second, we look at the firm level impact of the introduction of new technologies, contrasting the impact of ICT with the impact of robotics on firm level employment. We will also be able to shed the first light on how robot adoption impact employment through outsourced inputs. Third, we will merge our firm level data on robot and ICT adoption with worker level data and determine the contribution of these technologies on the welfare of individual workers.