The impact of robots on employment and trade is a highly discussed topic in the academic and public debates … advantage. We provide evidence on the effects of robots on worldwide employment, including emerging economies. To instrument the … use of robots, we introduce an index of technical progress, defined as the ability of robots to carry out different tasks …

, to more intensive use and development of robots. Using US data, we document that robots substitute for middle … older to middle-aged workers — is associated with greater adoption of robots and other automation technologies across … further predicts that the induced adoption of automation technology should be more pronounced in industries that rely more on …

concern is whether labor can win a 'race against the robots' and the longer-term concern is whether an artificial general …

manufacturing firms over a 27-year period (1990-2016). We focus on three central questions: (1) Which firms adopt robots? (2) What … literature to formalize the implications of robot technology. As for the first question, we establish robust evidence that ex …-ante larger and more productive firms are more likely to adopt robots, while ex-ante more skill-intensive firms are less likely to …

The impact of robots on employment and trade is a highly discussed topic in the academic And public debates … advantage. We provide evidence on the effects of robots on worldwide employment, including emerging economies. To instrument the … use of robots, we introduce an index of technical progress, defined as the ability of robots to carry out different tasks …