The cause and consequence of robot adoption in China: Minimum wages and firms’ responses
We study the cause and consequence of firms’ robot adoption in China using novel panel data related to robots imported by firms in China from 2001 to 2012, when more than 80% of China’s robots were imported. We find that the rising minimum wages affect firms’ robot adoption and the effect is more si...
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Main Authors: | Richard B. Freeman, Xueyue Liu, Zhikuo Liu, Ran Song, Ruixiang Xiong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
2025-07-01
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Series: | Fundamental Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667325824000931 |
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