Labor costs and the adoption of robots in China

We study the effects of higher labor costs on the adoption of industrial robots by Chinese firms. We use the number of robots imported by firms from the customs data to measure the adoption of robots. To address endogeneity concerns, we focus on the effects of higher minimum wages from contiguous ci...

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Published in:	Journal of economic behavior & organization Vol. 186; pp. 608 - 631
Main Authors:	Fan, Haichao, Hu, Yichuan, Tang, Lixin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021
Subjects:	China Labor costs Minimum wage Robot Labor costs J3 Minimum wage Robot China O33
ISSN:	0167-2681, 1879-1751
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