ZulieferMarkt (Germany):
Robotik als Jobmotor VDMA: Automation schafft Arbeitsplatze
19 June 2015
Scientists Georg Graetz of the Uppsala University and Guy Michaels of the London School of Economics come to the following conclusion: the average over 10 percent of increase of the gross domestic product and 15 percent of the productivity gains went back on the increased use of robot. However, a reduction of employment experts discovered, still gave a rise in wages. ''This suggests, that technical progress has enhanced human work'', Schwarzkopf said.
This article was published online by ZulieferMarkt (Germany) on June 19, 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