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While the benefits of technological progress are undeniable, it also brings forth numerous challenges. In particular, there is a persistent debate about the potential negative impact of technology adoption on employment outcomes. Using a series of novel datasets and applying robust methodologies, this dissertation contributes to this debate and examines some drivers and consequences of technology adoption, with a particular focus on links between technology and the labor market in developing economies. This paper-based dissertation includes four key chapters that can be read independently. Chapter 1 discusses the effects of technology adoption on the labor market, emphasizing the extent of job polarization in developing economies. Chapter 2 looks at the role of technology in replacing routine occupations and studies the effects of mass layoffs on workers previously employed in those occupations. Chapter 3  studies labor market mobility and how skills transferability reduces the negative effects of job displacement. Finally, Chapter 4 discusses the role of international trade in spurring firms’ adoption of advanced technologies. All chapters highlight policies that mitigate the adverse effects of technology adoption and ensure a more equitable distribution of its benefits.

	Selected publications by Antonio Soares Martins Neto
Articles (journal, professional, popular)
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio & Xavier Cirera, 2023, `Do innovative firms pay higher wages? Micro-level evidence from Brazil, Research Policy, 52, More information
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio, Xavier Cirera, Diego Comin, Marcio Cruz & Kyung Min Lee, 2023, `Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil, World Trade Review, 22, More information
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio, Nanditha Mathew, Pierre Mohnen & Tania Treibich, 2023, `Is There Job Polarization in Developing Economies? A Review and Outlook, The World Bank Research Observer, More information
UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio, Renata Mayer Gukovas & Didier Fouarge, 2023, Forced displacement and occupational mobility: a skills-based approach, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2023-038
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio, Xavier Cirera & Alex Coad, 2022, Routine-biased technological change and employee outcomes after mass layoffs: Evidence from Brazil, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2022-014
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio, Nanditha Mathew, Pierre Mohnen & Tania Treibich, 2021, Is there job polarization in developing economies? A review and outlook, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2021-045
Theses
Soares Martins Neto, Antonio, 2024, Essays on Technology Adoption and the Labour Market, PhD dissertation Maastricht University