Data and Code for: "The Local Labor Market Effects of Modern Manufacturing Capital: Evidence from France"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Philippe Aghion, Insead; Celine Antonin, OFCE; Simon Bunel, Banque de France; Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics

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Project Citation:

Aghion, Philippe, Antonin, Celine, Bunel, Simon, and Jaravel, Xavier. Data and Code for: “The Local Labor Market Effects of Modern Manufacturing Capital: Evidence from France.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-05-05. https://doi.org/10.3886/E184641V1

Project Description

Summary: Using an event study methodology and comprehensive micro data from the French manufacturing sector, we analyze the local labor market effects of investments in modern manufacturing capital, including modern automation technologies. We estimate that commuting zones with higher investments in modern manufacturing capital and automation benefit from higher labor demand, with an increase in both local employment and wages. Our findings are consistent with a task-based model where the productivity effects of modern capital investments and automation outweigh their displacement effect.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Administrative data; Balance-sheet data; Matched Employer-Employee Data

JEL Classification:
      D24 Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
      J23 Labor Demand
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      O32 Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

Geographic Coverage: France

Time Period(s): 2003 – 2016

Universe: French Commuting Zones between 2003 and 2016

Data Type(s): administrative records data; aggregate data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation: Commuting Zones * year

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