Industrial Robots and the Location Choice of Workers
There is no consensus in economics on how industrial robots affect the location choice of workers.This paper examines the impact of industrial robots on the location choice of workers by extending the spatial equilibrium model of the labor market,and em-pirically examines it based on data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey in 2018 and the inventory data of China's industrial ro-bots released by the International Federation of Robotics.The results show that industrial robots can reduce the mobility intention of workers,rather than crowding out workers.And the positive creation effect of industrial robots on labor demand is more dominant than the negative substitution effect,promoting increased employment opportunities and higher wages,thus reducing the willingness of workers to leave the local.In particular,the mobility intention of middle-educated,female and agricultural registered workers is more sensitive to industrial robots.Additionally,in areas with higher informationization,lower household registration control and higher labor security,the"retention"effect of industrial robots is more pronounced.Therefore,it is recommended that governments actively promote intelligent manufacturing,while also strengthening information technology construction,relaxing household registra-tion regulations,and enhancing social security.These measures will help effectively respond to the fourth industrial revolution and promote the goal of securing and stabilizing employment.
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