LSE British Politics and Policy blog:
Industrial robots have boosted productivity and growth, but their effect on jobs remains an open question
10 August 2015
Article by Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels
Robots may seem dangerous not only to cinema action heroes but also to the average manufacturing worker. To assess whether such concerns are well founded, Guy Michaels and Georg Graetz analyse the labour market effects of industrial robots, which have been widely adopted in the past 25 years.
This article was published online by the LSE British Politics and Policy blog on August 10, 2015
Link to article here
Related publications
Robots at work: the impact on productivity and jobs, Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels. Article in CentrePiece Volume 20, Issue 1, Summer 2015
'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