TY - Report AU - Centre for Economics and Business Research PY - 2017 T1 - The impact of automation: a report for Redwood PB - Centre for Economics and Business Research DO - https://doi.org/APO-218266 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/218266 AB - This study focuses on the impact of robotics automation on economic development across OECD countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. We consider trends in robotics automation over 23 countries over the period 1993 to 2015, before applying a growth accounting framework and econometric analysis to quantify the impact of robotics automation on two key macroeconomic indicators: GDP per capita and labour productivity. The study finds that: ER -