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Daron Acemoglu on Robots and Jobs

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As robots and other computer-assisted technologies take over tasks previously performed by labor, there is increasing concern about the future of jobs and wages. Daron Acemoglu discusses the effect of the increase in industrial robot usage between 1990 and 2007 on US local labor markets. 

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As robots and other computer-assisted technologies take over tasks previously performed by labor, there is increasing concern about the future of jobs and wages. Daron Acemoglu discusses the effect of the increase in industrial robot usage between 1990 and 2007 on US local labor markets. 

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