This paper analyses data on industrial robots in European manufacturing sectors, focusing on their applications and … wage levels and robot prices. We argue that, contrary to popular belief, the types of robots widely used in manufacturing …

industrial robots with firms' balance sheet data for six European countries from 2004 to 2013. We find that robots dis …. We also show that robots contribute to the falling aggregate labor income share through a rising concentration of … industry sales in highly productive firms with low firm-specific labor shares. In sum, our paper suggests that robots boost the …

employment. Contrary to some previous studies, we do not find evidence of robots reducing the share of low-skill workers across … Europe. Since the overwhelming majority of industrial robots is used in manufacturing, our findings should not be interpreted …