robot use with a measure of workers' replaceability by robots, which is based on the tasks prevalent in industries before …Despite ubiquitous discussions of robots' potential impact, there is almost no systematic empirical evidence on their … economic effects. In this paper we analyze for the first time the economic impact of industrial robots, using new data on a …

We investigate the impact of robot adoption on electoral outcomes in 14 Western European countries, between 1993 and … ideology scores from the Manifesto Project. We measure exposure to automation both at the regional level, based on the ex …-sample employment patterns in the region of residence. We instrument robot adoption in each country using the pace of robot adoption in …

The present technological revolution, characterized by the pervasive and growing presence of robots, automation …

to industrial robots. Applying random effects within-between regression to a pseudo-panel of observations from 28 …-educated workers remain constant in strongly unionised countries with increasing exposure to robots, whereas in weakly unionised … countries, low-educated unemployment declines with robot exposure but from a higher starting point. Our results point to unions …

-level robot adoption. Overall, our results highlight the uneven effects of automation on the workforce …We estimate the effects of robot adoption on firm-level and worker-level outcomes in the Netherlands using a large … value added and hours worked for robot-adopting firms and negative outcomes on competitors in the same industry. Our worker …

are those that are the safest from automation. We also find that jobs that require 'people' engagement interacted with …

supply on automation innovation by exploiting an immigrant placement policy in Germany during the 1990s and 2000s. Difference …-in-differences estimates indicate that one additional worker per 1,000 manual and unskilled workers reduces automation innovation by 0 …

model of robot adoption in which robots and low-skill workers are substitutes. As many advanced economies are facing labor …Changes in the supply of low-skill labor may affect robot adoption by firms. We test this hypothesis by exploiting an … of migrants in a municipality leads to fewer imports of robots at the firm-level. We rationalize this finding in a simple …