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Effects of Automation on Mexican Automotive Employment: 2013–2022

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  • Vladimir Márquez Stone

    (National Autonomous University of Mexico)

  • Seyka Verónica Sandoval Cabrera

    (National Autonomous University of Mexico)

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This article analyses the empirical relationship between the introduction of automation technology—industrial robots—and the employment and wages of workers in the Mexican automotive industry from 2013 to 2022. Drawing on contemporary debates surrounding automation and technological unemployment, we describe the Mexican labour market’s conditions in the context of trade openness, the technological capabilities of the Mexican automotive industry, and the implementation of industrial robots. We examine this relationship using a random effects panel data model across 14 Mexican states, constructed with values from the Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (EMIM), the Mexican Ministry of Economy (SE), and the International Federation of Robotics. Our results suggest that adopting industrial robots correlates positively with the employment and salaries of automobile sector workers in the study period. We discuss the implications of changes in jobs and wages in the Mexican automotive industry, highlighting the consequences of technological change.

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  • Vladimir Márquez Stone & Seyka Verónica Sandoval Cabrera, 2024. "Effects of Automation on Mexican Automotive Employment: 2013–2022," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 67(3), pages 661-680, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijlaec:v:67:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s41027-024-00505-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s41027-024-00505-5
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    Keywords

    Automation; Industrial robot; Manufacturing; Employment; Wages; Automotive industry;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology

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