Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/222315 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 600
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
Technological advancements bring changes to our life, altering our behaviors as well as our role in the economy. In this paper, we examine the potential effect of the rise of robotic technology on health. The results of the analysis suggest that higher penetration of industrial robots in the local labor market is positively related to the health of the low-skilled population. A ten percent increase in robots per 1,000 workers is associated with an approximately 10% reduction in the fraction of low-skilled individuals reporting poor health. Further analysis suggests that reallocation of tasks and reduction in unhealthy behavior partly explain this finding.
Subjects: 
Automation
Robots
Health
JEL: 
I10
I13
J24
O33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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