00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.902877 CaOODSP 20250501123142 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 210826t20212021oncdb ob f|0| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- FB3-5/2021-25E-PDF Chernoff, Alexander W., author. COVID-19 and implications for automation / by Alex Chernoff and Casey Warman. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2021. ©2021 1 online resource (ii, 29 pages) : charts, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Staff working paper = Document de travail du personnel, 1701-9397 ; 2021-25 "Last updated: May 31, 2021." Includes bibliographical references (pages 16-17). "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. COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 Economic aspects Canada. Automation Economic aspects. Pandémie de COVID-19, 2020-2023 Aspect économique Canada. Automatisation Aspect économique. Bank of Canada, issuing body. Staff working paper (Bank of Canada) 2021-25. (CaOODSP)9.806221 PDF 2.68 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/banque-bank-canada/FB3-5-2021-25-eng.pdf