Will the AI Revolution Cause a Great Divergence? /

This paper considers the implications for developing countries of a new wave of technological change that substitutes pervasively for labor. It makes simple and plausible assumptions: the AI revolution can be modeled as an increase in productivity of a distinct type of capital that substitutes close...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alonso, Cristian
Other Authors: Berg, Andrew, Kothari, Siddharth, Papageorgiou, Chris
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/184
Online Access:Full text available on IMF