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Measuring Bots

31 March 2015

The rise of the robots - how automation of the shop-floor is increasing as is the household use of these machines - has been expansively commented upon. But what the gradual adoption of bots has meant for industry, has, so far, been limited to the extrapolation of trends than any actual research. A recent study, by economists Georg Graetz (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Guy Michaels (London School of Economics), sheds light on the effects the use of robots has had in 14 industries - chiefly, manufacturing, but also including agriculture and other sectors - in 17 developed economies, including the US, EU, Australia and South Korea.

This article was published by The Financial Express on March 31, 2015
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Related publications
'Robots at Work', Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1335, March 2015

Related links
Georg Graetz webpage
Guy Michaels webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage

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