: (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 …

We investigate the impact of product market competition on firms’ automation investments. We use a rich combination of … competition in export markets tend to reduce investments in automation technologies. These average negative effects are driven by … the least productive firms, while the most efficient exporters in industries that are more prone to automation tend to …

Based on the expectation that the intensified use of robots contributes to the growth of labour productivity, this …, the model is used to assess the impact of an increase of robots use on the labour productivity in each of the 9 …. The empirical results for the models pooling all available data confirm that stocks of robots per 1 million Euros non …

We study the origins of labor productivity growth and its differences across sectors. In our model, sectors employ … a large and increasing contribution to aggregate labor productivity growth. Neither capital accumulation nor the …

We study the origins of labor productivity growth and its differences across sectors. In our model, sectors employ … a large and increasing contribution to aggregate labor productivity growth. Neither capital accumulation nor the …

large number of occupations will see an increased rate of automation. Increased automation is likely to have an adverse … industrial robots in Indian manufacturing industry. Instead of an occupation-based approach, the study uses a task-based one …, which presents a more accurate picture of the effect of automation on manufacturing employment. The study shows that the …