manufacturing firms over a 27-year period (1990-2016). We focus on three central questions: (1) Which firms adopt robots? (2) What … literature to formalize the implications of robot technology. As for the first question, we establish robust evidence that ex …-ante larger and more productive firms are more likely to adopt robots, while ex-ante more skill-intensive firms are less likely to …

Is technology or trade driving increases in wage inequality? We propose that technology interacts with trade in the … disproportionately affect wages for workers who perform tasks sensitive to the technology specialization (software or robotics) of the …

-related aspects. Labor market pressures are felt around the globe, and robots and automation increasingly become reality. However …

Robots, that is any sort of machinery from computers to artificial intelligence programs that provides a good … reduce opportunities for good jobs and pay. But, with appropriate policies, the higher productivity due to robots can improve …

countries (Goos, Manning, and Salomons, 2014). So if jobless recoveries in the US are due to technology, we might expect to also … no different in routine-intensive industries. Taken together, this evidence suggests that technology is not causing …