Graetz, Georg and Michaels, Guy ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-4536 (2015) Industrial robots have boosted productivity and growth, but their effect on jobs remains an open question. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (05 Aug 2015). Website.
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Abstract
Robots and automated processes have become a feature of many modern workplaces, but what impact do such innovations have on productivity and jobs? Using a new dataset, Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels present an analysis of the economic effects of robots since the early 1990s, noting that they have made a substantial contribution to productivity and aggregate growth. They also write that while fears of robots destroying jobs on a large scale have proven unfounded, there is evidence that they may reduce the employment of low and middle-skilled workers.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2017 09:46 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 23:59 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71064 |
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