Pascual Restrepo’s research interests span labor and macroeconomics. His current research examines the impact of technology, and in particular of automation, on labor markets, employment, wages, inequality, the distribution of income, and growth. Recent empirical projects include a study of the impact of industrial robots on US labor markets, a study of how the decline of routine jobs interacted with the great recession, and a study on how aging and shortages of labor induce firms to automate their production process. His theoretical work centers on developing micro-founded models of technology choice to think about the short and long-run implications of different technologies and whether the resulting growth process is balanced.
Pascual Restrepo
Research Affiliate, MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative
Associate Professor of Economics, Yale University
Research
Automation, Inequality, and Productivity
Tasks at Work: Comparative Advantage, Technology and Labor Demand
Forthcoming
Tasks at Work: Comparative Advantage, Technology and Labor DemandAutomation, Inequality, and Productivity
Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity
May 2024
Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and ProductivityAutomation, Inequality, and Productivity
Advanced Technology Adoption: Selection or Causal Effects?
May 2023
Advanced Technology Adoption: Selection or Causal Effects?Automation, Inequality, and Productivity
Automation and the Workforce: A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business Survey
November 2022
Automation and the Workforce: A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business SurveyAutomation, Inequality, and Productivity
Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in U.S. Wage Inequality
September 2022
Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in U.S. Wage InequalityAutomation, Inequality, and Productivity
Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies
April 2022
Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Evidence from Online VacanciesAutomation, Inequality, and Productivity
Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets
April 2020
Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor MarketsAutomation, Inequality, and Productivity
Does the US Tax Code Favor Automation?
March 2020
Does the US Tax Code Favor Automation?Relevant News
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Planet Money: Fast-er food: A productivity surge at U.S. restaurants
Mar 18, 2025
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Planet Money: Fast-er food: A productivity surge at U.S. restaurantsNews
How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AI
Dec 6, 2024
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How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AINews
El País English: Will a machine take my job?
Nov 16, 2024
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El País English: Will a machine take my job?News
Forbes: Embracing AI: A Strategic Path Forward
Sep 17, 2024
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Forbes: Embracing AI: A Strategic Path ForwardNews
LA Times Opinion: Silicon Valley is maximizing profit at everyone’s expense. It doesn’t have to be this way
Aug 30, 2024
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LA Times Opinion: Silicon Valley is maximizing profit at everyone’s expense. It doesn’t have to be this wayNews
Forbes: Automate Processes: You Can’t Automate People
Aug 2, 2024
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Forbes: Automate Processes: You Can’t Automate PeopleNews
BU Arts & Sciences Magazine: A New Age of Automation?
Jun 17, 2024
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BU Arts & Sciences Magazine: A New Age of Automation?News
New York Times Opinion: Will A.I. Take All Our Jobs? This Economist Suggests Maybe Not.
Mar 22, 2024
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New York Times Opinion: Will A.I. Take All Our Jobs? This Economist Suggests Maybe Not.News
FT Opinion: Now is the time to put people before robots
Feb 11, 2024
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FT Opinion: Now is the time to put people before robotsNews
ZDNet: Robots plus generative AI: Everything you need to know when they work as one
Nov 6, 2023
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ZDNet: Robots plus generative AI: Everything you need to know when they work as oneNews
WIRED: Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
Jun 26, 2023
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WIRED: Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation RevolutionNews
Axios: AI and robots fuel new job displacement fears
Apr 2, 2023
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Axios: AI and robots fuel new job displacement fearsWork With Us
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