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Robots and jobs: Evidence from the US

Daron Acemoğlu [1] interviewed by Tim Phillips [2], 12 January 2018

Concerns that industrial robots will replace human labour are widespread. Daron Acemoglu discusses how automation creates a displacement and a productivity effect. Furthermore, the effect of automation on employment heavily depends on the sector it is used in.

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Topics:  Labour markets [6] Productivity and Innovation [7]

Source URL: https://voxeu.org/vox-talks/robots-and-jobs-evidence-us

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[1] https://voxeu.org/user/219492
[2] https://voxeu.org/user/250023
[3] itpc://www.voxeu.org/rss.php?q=itunes_podcast
[4] https://voxeu.org/article/robots-and-jobs-evidence-us
[5] https://voxeu.org/article/job-race-machines-versus-humans
[6] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/labour-markets
[7] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/productivity-and-innovation