period marked by the rapid adoption of industrial robots. Automation reduced relative hourly wages and employment of more … input to the EUROMOD microsimulation model, we find that automation had minor effects on income inequality. Household labour … income diversification and tax and welfare policies largely absorbed labour market shocks caused by automation. Transfers …

The diffusion of automation technology raises questions about the future of work, leading to calls for policy … automation technology, where a few multinational enterprises (MNEs) dominate sales. To evaluate how these MNEs respond to policy …