The effect of robots on firm performance and employment

Dixon, Jay

The effect of robots on firm performance and employment

This publication examines the impact of robot investment on firm performance and employment at the enterprise level. The analysis is based on a data set on robot purchases derived from data on imports, combined with data from National Accounts Longitudinal Microdata File (NALMF) and from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES). Investments in robots have been concentrated in the manufacturing sector, with the automotive industry making particularly large investments prior to the year 2008. Recent investments have been in robots with a broader range of capabilities performing tasks in a broader ... Show more

Authors: Dixon, Jay

Published: Ottawa, Ontario, Statistics Canada, 2020

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 8 p. (paper) + 1 infographic

Access item: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-626-x/11-626-x2020024-eng.htm

Also called: A glance at robots in the Canadian economy, 1996-2017

ISBN: 9780660361666 (paper); 9780660363561 (infographic)

ISSN: 1927-503X

Series: Economic insights; no. 126, November 2020

Notes: The accompanying infographic, 'A glance at robots in the Canadian economy, 1996-2017', is available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2020075-eng.htm

Document number: TD/TNC 142.645

Subjects: Employment Technology Industry Performance

Keywords: Technological change Investment Organisational change Human resources Skilled worker Managers Work organisation Skill needs Recruitment Productivity Trend

Geographic subjects: Canada North America

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