Robots and jobs: Evidence from the US

Daron Acemoğlu interviewed by Tim Phillips, 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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Daron Acemoğlu

Professor of Applied Economics, MIT

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