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Labor market exposure to AI: cross-country differences and distributional implications

This paper examines the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on labor markets in both Advanced Economies (AEs) an ... Show more
This paper examines the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on labor markets in both Advanced Economies (AEs) and Emerging Markets (EMs). We propose an extension to a standard measure of AI exposure, accounting for AI's potential as either a complement or a substitute for labor, where complementarity reflects lower risks of job displacement. We analyze worker-level microdata from 2 AEs (US and UK) and 4 EMs (Brazil, Colombia, India, and South Africa), revealing substantial variations in unadjusted AI exposure across countries. AEs face higher exposure than EMs due to a higher employment share in professional and managerial occupations. However, when accounting for potential complementarity, differences in exposure across countries are more muted. Within countries, common patterns emerge in AEs and EMs. Women and highly educated workers face greater occupational exposure to AI, at both high and low complementarity. Workers in the upper tail of the earnings distribution are more likely to be in occupations with high exposure but also high potential complementarity.
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Authors: Pizzinelli, Carlo; Panton, Augustus J.; Tavares, Marina M.; Cazzaniga, Mauro ... [+] Show more

Date: 2023

Geographic subjects: United States; North America; Great Britain ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: IMF working paper

Subjects: Labour market; Employment; Technology ... [+] Show more

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Labor market exposure to AI: cross-country differences and distributional implications