MIT: Robots Help Some Firms, Even While Workers Across Industries Struggle
May 06, 2020
May 06, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
This is part 2 of a three-part series examining the effects of robots and automation on employment, based on new research from economist and Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu.
Overall, adding robots to manufacturing reduces jobs -- by more than three per robot, in fact. But a new study co-authored by an MIT professor reveals an important pattern: Firms that move qui . . .
This is part 2 of a three-part series examining the effects of robots and automation on employment, based on new research from economist and Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu.
Overall, adding robots to manufacturing reduces jobs -- by more than three per robot, in fact. But a new study co-authored by an MIT professor reveals an important pattern: Firms that move qui . . .