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COVID-19 and implications for automation

COVID-19 may accelerate the automation of jobs as employers invest in technology to safeguard against pandemics. We identify occupations that have high automation potential and also exhibit a high risk of viral infection. We examine regional variation in terms of which U.S. local labor markets are most at risk. Next, we outline the differential impacts COVID-19 may have on different demographic groups. We find that the highest-risk occupations in the United States are those held by females with mid- to low wage and education levels. Using comparable data for 25 other countries, we also find that women in this demographic are at the highest risk internationally. We examine monthly employment data from the United States and find that women in high-risk occupations experienced a larger initial decline in employment and a weaker recovery during the pandemic.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper ; No. 2021-25

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health and Inequality
Education and Inequality
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Thema
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
International topics
Labour markets

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Chernoff, Alex
Warman, Casey
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Canada
(wo)
Ottawa
(wann)
2021

DOI
doi:10.34989/swp-2021-25
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Chernoff, Alex
  • Warman, Casey
  • Bank of Canada

Entstanden

  • 2021

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