For the Benefit of All : Fiscal Policies and Equity-Efficiency Trade-offs in the Age of Automation /

Many studies predict massive job losses and real wage decline as a result of the ongoing widespread automation of production, a trend that may be further aggravated by the COVID-19 crisis. Yet automation is also expected to raise productivity and output. How can we share the gains from automation mo...

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1. Verfasser: Berg, Andrew
Weitere Verfasser: Bounader, Lahcen, Gueorguiev, Nikolay, Miyamoto, Hiroaki
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/187
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