COVID-19 and implications for automation / by Alex Chernoff and Casey Warman.: FB3-5/2021-25E-PDF
"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"--Abstract, page ii.
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| Department/Agency | Bank of Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | COVID-19 and implications for automation / by Alex Chernoff and Casey Warman. |
| Series title | Staff working paper = Document de travail du personnel, 1701-9397 ; 2021-25 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "Last updated: May 31, 2021." Includes bibliographical references (pages 16-17). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2021. ©2021 |
| Author / Contributor | Chernoff, Alexander W., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 29 pages) : charts, maps. |
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| Subject terms | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Canada. Automation -- Economic aspects. Pandémie de COVID-19, 2020- -- Aspect économique -- Canada. Automatisation -- Aspect économique. |