) Robot use is relatively rare. (2) The distribution of robots is highly skewed. (3) New robot adopters contribute …

Communication Technologies (ICT) and robots, in 14 European countries between 2010 and 2018. To identify the causal effects of … strategy proposed by Acemoglu and Restrepo (2020). We find that the exposure to ICT and robots increased the shares of young … relatively low ICT-related skills; and for young men in routine manual occupations, who experienced substitutions by robots …

: (1) Robot use is relatively rare with only 1.55% German plants using robots in 2018. (2) The robot distribution is highly … probability of robot adoption. However, controlling for plant size, we find that plant-level productivity has no, if not negative …

robots. However, controlling for plant size, we find that plant-level productivity has no, if not negative, impact on robot …) Robot use is relatively rare with only 1.55% German plants using robots in 2018. (2) The distribution of robots is highly …

This paper reviews policies to strengthen Germany’s productivity growth and prepare for changes in labour markets … reformed for the future of work. Germany enjoys a relatively high labour productivity level but productivity growth has been … modest in recent years. There is room to boost productivity growth by accelerating the diffusion of new technologies …

machine-operating occupations, while high-skilled managers gain. In the aggregate, robots raise labor productivity but not … impact across industries and local labor markets in Germany. We find no evidence that robots cause total job losses, but they …. But this loss was fully offset by additional jobs in the service sector. Moreover, robots have not raised the displacement …

affect worker stress. We find a persistent negative relationship, suggesting that AI and robots could reduce the stress level …