The evolution of technological substitution in low-wage labor markets

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The evolution of technological substitution in low-wage labor markets

This paper documents how the susceptibility of low-wage occupational employment to technological substitution has changed over the first two decades of the century. We find that low-wage automation has accelerated and spread to a broader set of jobs since the Financial Crisis – decreasing employment at both cognitively routine and manually routine jobs.

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