Ariell Reshef

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

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Ariell Reshef is a leading scholar in international economics and labor markets, whose research dissects how technology and global value chains (GVCs) reshape work. His work centers on the interplay between automation, trade integration, and the functional specialization of businesses—explaining not just *if* jobs are lost, but *which* business functions (e.g., R&D, production, logistics) are automated or offshored. His highly cited 2023 study, "Automation, global value chains and functional specialization" (13 citations), reveals that increased upstream GVC integration directly reduces labor shares by shifting production tasks abroad, while automation amplifies this effect. This work provides a granular framework for understanding why manufacturing employment declines even as output grows. In his 2024 paper, "Automation, techies, and labor market restructuring," Reshef documents a critical shift: after 2010, European labor markets moved from job polarization (hollowing out middle-skill jobs) to occupational upgrading, where low-paid roles shrink and high-paid, tech-intensive jobs expand. By linking automation to the rise of "techies"—workers in IT and engineering—he shows how technology now drives skill upgrading rather than mere displacement. With over 20 total citations across his core papers, Reshef’s work is essential for students and policymakers seeking to understand the nuanced, functional-level impacts of automation and global supply chains on modern labor markets.