Automation: Theory, Evidence, and Outlook

This article reviews the literature on automation and its impact on labor markets, wages, factor shares, and productivity. I first introduce the task model and explain why this framework offers a compelling way to think about recent labor market trends and the effects of automation technologies. The本文综述了自动化及其对劳动力市场、工资、要素份额与生产率的相关研究文献。首先，本文将介绍任务模型（task model），并阐释该框架为何能够为理解近期劳动力市场趋势与自动化技术的影响提供极具说服力的分析路径。