Industry robots will lift productivity and inequality
Industrial robot numbers nearly tripled in the decade to 2021, but US evidence of concentration fuels inequality fears
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In this article
- Characteristics of factories with robots
- Robot hubs
- Geographic variation
- Factory age and size
- Labour market impact
- Policy implications
- Reshoring
- Productivity
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