Makro-Pic Seminar: Automation and Economic Development

Block Seminar: January 12, Room OEC. 1.63 and January 13, Room Oec 1.162.
Kickoff Meeting: October 26, 2:15pm, Room VG 0.111
Application: until November 2
Enrollment in Flexnow: November 2 - January 11.
Essay Submission: until December 18, 3:00 pm.
Final Prep Meeting: upon request
Seminar Info: info
Supervision: Dr. Johannes Schünemann: email   and Rocio Castilla email
Course material for participants is available at the course material webpage

Themes

1. Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets

Reference: Acemoglu, D., & Restrepo, P. (2020). Robots and jobs: Evidence from US labor markets. Journal of Political Economy, 128(6), 2188-2244.

2. The Adjustment of Labor Markets to Robots.

Reference: Dauth, W., Findeisen, S., Suedekum, J., & Woessner, N. (2021). The adjustment of labor markets to robots. Journal of the European Economic Association, 19(6), 3104-3153.

3. Demographics and Automation

Reference: Acemoglu, D., & Restrepo, P. (2022). Demographics and automation. The Review of Economic Studies, 89(1), 1-44.

4. Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies.

Reference: Acemoglu, D., Autor, D., Hazell, J., & Restrepo, P. (2022). Artificial intelligence and jobs: Evidence from online vacancies. Journal of Labor Economics, 40(S1), S293-S340.

5. Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality.

Reference: Acemoglu, D., & Restrepo, P. (2022). Tasks, automation, and the rise in US wage inequality. Econometrica, 90(5), 1973-2016.

6. The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018

Reference: Autor, D., Chin, C., Salomons, A. M., & Seegmiller, B. (2022). New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018 (No. w30389). National Bureau of Economic Research.

7. Computerization of White Collar Jobs

Reference: Dillender, M., & Forsythe, E. (2022). Computerization of white collar jobs. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. w29866.

8. How Intangibles Complement General Purpose Technologies

Reference: Brynjolfsson, E., Rock, D., & Syverson, C. (2021). The productivity J-curve: How intangibles complement general purpose technologies. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 13(1), 333-72.

9. Automation, Partial and Full

Reference: Growiec, J. (2022). Automation, partial and full. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 26(7), 1731-1755.

10. The Hardware-Software Model

Reference: Growiec, J. (2021). The Hardware-Software Model: A New Conceptual Framework of Production, R&D, and Growth with AI, Working Paper

11. Will the AI Revolution Cause a Great Divergence?

Reference: Alonso, C., Berg, A., Kothari, S., Papageorgiou, C., & Rehman, S. (2022). Will the AI revolution cause a great divergence?. Journal of Monetary Economics, 127, 18-37.

12. Information Technology and the Future of Economic Growth.

Reference: Nordhaus, W. D. (2021). Are we approaching an economic singularity? Information technology and the future of economic growth. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 13(1), 299-332.

13. Nonrivalry and the Economics of Data

Reference: Jones, C. I., & Tonetti, C. (2020). Nonrivalry and the Economics of Data. American Economic Review, 110(9), 2819-58.

14. Robots and Reshoring: Evidence from Mexican Labor Markets

Reference: Faber, M. (2020). Robots and reshoring: Evidence from Mexican labor markets. Journal of International Economics, 127, 103384.

15. Robots, Marriageable Men, Family, and Fertility

Reference: Anelli, M., Giuntella, O., & Stella, L. (2021). Robots, marriageable men, family, and fertility. Journal of Human Resources, 1020-11223R1.

16. The AI Dilemma: Growth versus Existential Risk

Reference: Jones, C.I. (2023). The AI Dilemma: Growth versus Existential Risk, Discussion Paper. Stanford University.