| dc.description.abstract | Rapid advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies have
introduced renewed concern that labor will become redundant. The aim of this thesis
is to assess whether there exists a relationship between robotization and employment
in the time periods 1996-2005 and 2008-2015 in Norwegian manufacturing
industries. We exploit data on operational robots from the International Federation
of Robotics and individual level data from the Norwegian Labour Force Survey, to
assess a potential relationship between increased robotization and the probability
of being employed within the manufacturing industries. Utilizing linear probability
models, we find no negative relationship between increased robotization and the
probability of being employed in Norwegian manufacturing industries. Further, we
find indications of a relationship between increased robotization and skill-biases.
However, the relationships are of no economic significance. Our findings are consistent
with previous research on the impacts of robotization on employment outcomes.
Further, we find that robotization is distinct and weakly correlated to import
density and capital density. | nb_NO |
