The spectacle of automation and status aspirations: adoption of automated metro systems around the world, 2000–2020

IF 3.2 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Socio-Economic Review Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI:10.1093/ser/mwae016

Youbin Kang, Jungmyung Kim

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Abstract

Automation’s extensive impact on the labor market and economy is well recognized, but the underlying motivations for its adoption remain understudied. To address this gap, we analyze an original dataset covering 1276 cities across 148 countries, using event history analysis to examine the adoption of automated metro systems. Our research suggests that city governments are driven by status competition in their decisions to automate subway systems. We find that high-status cities are more likely to adopt automation. However, this trend diminishes when cities are preparing to host a mega-event such as the Olympics, indicating that lower-status cities use these events as opportunities to adopt automation technologies. Our finding reveals that status-driven aspirations, manifesting in the spectacle of automation, are a significant motivator for adopting automated technologies, prompting further investigation into the socio-economic factors influencing automation and the symbolic importance of technological advancement across various economic sectors.

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自动化景象与地位期望：2000-2020 年全球自动地铁系统的采用情况

自动化对劳动力市场和经济的广泛影响已得到公认，但对采用自动化的根本原因却研究不足。为了弥补这一不足，我们分析了一个涵盖 148 个国家 1276 个城市的原始数据集，利用事件历史分析法研究了地铁自动化系统的采用情况。我们的研究表明，城市政府在决定采用地铁自动化系统时受到了地位竞争的驱动。我们发现，地位高的城市更有可能采用自动化。然而，当城市准备举办奥运会等大型活动时，这种趋势就会减弱，这表明地位较低的城市会利用这些活动作为采用自动化技术的机会。我们的研究结果表明，以自动化奇观为表现形式的地位驱动愿望是采用自动化技术的重要动机，这促使我们进一步研究影响自动化的社会经济因素以及技术进步在不同经济领域的象征意义。

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