A new study reveals an important pattern: Firms that move quickly to use robots tend to add workers to their payroll, while industry job losses are more concentrated in firms that make this change more slowly. The study examines the introduction of robots to French manufacturing in recent decades, illuminating the business dynamics and labor implications in granular detail.
Robots help some firms, even while workers across industries struggle: Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops
