Exploring trends in automation this report points to sluggish job creation caused partly by increasing automation, and argues that secular stagnation in the digital age can only be avoided by a shift towards inclusive growth.

The authors highlight the key challenges, explore some of the new technology brought on by the digital age and set out an agenda for change, calling for long term thinking to mitigate the negative effects of an ever more automated and digital economy.

Technology at Work marks the start of a new programme of research supported by Citi, the Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment.