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 …

We examine the impact of labor market power on firms' adoption of automation technologies. We develop a model that … incorporates labor market power into the task-based theory of automation. We show that, due to higher marginal cost of labor … employment effects of automation. Using data from US commuting zones, our results show that commuting zones that are more exposed …