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Robots are infiltrating the growth statistics

27 April 2015

There hasn't been much macroeconomic research on the impact of robots to persuade commentators to move from anecdote to analysis. However, new evidence begins to shed some light on the macroeconomic role of automation in the economy. In a new paper from London's Center for Economic Performance, George Graetz and Guy Michaels of Uppsala University and the London School of Economics, respectively, find that industrial robots have been a substantial driver of labor productivity and economic growth.

This article was published online by Brookings on April 27, 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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