Robots and Labor in the Service Sector: Evidence from Nursing Homes
Robots and Labor in the Service Sector: Evidence from Nursing Homes
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10.3386/w28322
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2021-01
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K. Eggleston;Yong Suk Lee;Toshiaki Iizuka
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作者：
K. Eggleston;Yong Suk Lee;Toshiaki Iizuka
在第一个研究的服务部门机器人使用建立级的数据之一，我们研究了机器人对日本养老院的人员配置的影响，使用机器人补贴的地理变化作为工具变量。我们发现，机器人的采用通过增加灵活就业合同中的护理人员和护士的数量来增加就业，并降低了留住员工的难度。机器人的采用也降低了普通护士的月工资，这与减轻护理负担是一致的。我们的研究结果表明，机器人的影响可能不会对劳动力造成损害，并可能弥补人口迅速老龄化带来的挑战。
In one of the first studies of service sector robotics using establishment-level data, we study the impact of robots on staffing in Japanese nursing homes, using geographic variation in robot subsidies as an instrumental variable. We find that robot adoption increases employment by augmenting the number of care workers and nurses on flexible employment contracts, and decreases difficulty in staff retention. Robot adoption also reduces the monthly wages of regular nurses, consistent with reduced burden of care. Our findings suggest that the impact of robots may not be detrimental to labor and may remedy challenges posed by rapidly aging populations.