Francesco Caselli

London School of Economics and Political Science

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Francesco Caselli is a leading economist whose research illuminates the profound impacts of technological change on labor markets and inequality. His work rigorously examines how automation and new technologies reshape wage structures, challenging popular narratives with formal economic modeling. In his highly influential paper "Robot Arithmetic: New Technology and Wages" (2019, 85 citations), Caselli demonstrates that under plausible assumptions, new technology can indeed harm workers on average or even all workers—a finding that bridges the gap between standard economic theory and widespread public anxiety. This work builds on his earlier formalization (2017) of similar claims, imposing logical consistency on debates often dominated by verbal exposition. Caselli's major contribution lies in providing clear, model-based frameworks to analyze the distributional consequences of innovation, moving beyond simple predictions of rising inequality to explore scenarios of universal harm. His research is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the economic forces behind wage stagnation and the future of work in an age of intelligent machines.