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 …

case study of a leading user organisation in the market for industrial automation technology, but also a descriptive … characteristics in selected, but leading, user organisations. The results are as follows: the market for industrial automation … automation own a variety of assets and they are affiliated to many standard-setting communities rather than exclusively committed …