王卫东(通讯作者),博士,副教授,博士生导师,北京林业大学经济管理学院专任教师,主要研究方向为农业经济理论与政策。主持国家社科基金、教育部人文社科项目、博士后面上项目等多项课题,参与国家社科基金重大项目1项。在Journal of Rural Studies、Journal of Integrative Agriculture、China Agricultural Economic Review、International Journal of Educational Development、《中国农村观察》、《农业经济问题》、《农业技术经济》、《劳动经济研究》等刊物发表论文30余篇。担任中国林牧渔业经济学会理事、中国农业经济学会第二届青年(工作)委员会委员、中国自然资源学会资源流动与管理研究专委会委员、多个期刊青年编委、Journal of Marriage and Family、China Agricultural Economic Review、《中国农村经济》、《中国农村观察》、《农业经济问题》、《农业技术经济》等多家SSCI/SCI/CSSCI刊物匿名审稿人。
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Impact of industrial robots on the off-farm employment of rural laborers: An empirical analysis based on CGSS
This study aims to assess the impact of industrial robots on the off-farm employment of rural laborers using multi-period data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) and the instrumental variable method. The results show that the application of industrial robots significantly reduces the probability of off-farm employment among rural laborers. The heterogeneity analysis reveals that the negative impacts are more pronounced among female workers, older workers, those with lower educational attainment, those of middle social status, and rural laborers from regions with higher urbanization rates and a higher proportion of secondary industry output. The mechanism analysis indicates that the task de-routinization induced by the application of industrial robots in the labor market is an important channel for the observed employment impact. On the one hand, this study can deepen the research on how industrial automation affects the employment of rural laborers, on the other hand, it can provide decision-making references for formulating public policies to promote high-quality and full employment of rural laborers.
王卫东(通讯作者),博士,副教授,博士生导师,北京林业大学经济管理学院专任教师,主要研究方向为农业经济理论与政策。主持国家社科基金、教育部人文社科项目、博士后面上项目等多项课题,参与国家社科基金重大项目1项。在Journal of Rural Studies、Journal of Integrative Agriculture、China Agricultural Economic Review、International Journal of Educational Development、《中国农村观察》、《农业经济问题》、《农业技术经济》、《劳动经济研究》等刊物发表论文30余篇。担任中国林牧渔业经济学会理事、中国农业经济学会第二届青年(工作)委员会委员、中国自然资源学会资源流动与管理研究专委会委员、多个期刊青年编委、Journal of Marriage and Family、China Agricultural Economic Review、《中国农村经济》、《中国农村观察》、《农业经济问题》、《农业技术经济》等多家SSCI/SCI/CSSCI刊物匿名审稿人。
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王卫东(通讯作者),博士,副教授,博士生导师,北京林业大学经济管理学院专任教师,主要研究方向为农业经济理论与政策。主持国家社科基金、教育部人文社科项目、博士后面上项目等多项课题,参与国家社科基金重大项目1项。在Journal of Rural Studies、Journal of Integrative Agriculture、China Agricultural Economic Review、International Journal of Educational Development、《中国农村观察》、《农业经济问题》、《农业技术经济》、《劳动经济研究》等刊物发表论文30余篇。担任中国林牧渔业经济学会理事、中国农业经济学会第二届青年(工作)委员会委员、中国自然资源学会资源流动与管理研究专委会委员、多个期刊青年编委、Journal of Marriage and Family、China Agricultural Economic Review、《中国农村经济》、《中国农村观察》、《农业经济问题》、《农业技术经济》等多家SSCI/SCI/CSSCI刊物匿名审稿人。
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