Why are there still so many jobs? the history and future of workplace automation

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 3-30

  Autor, David H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84938406885     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: 19447965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.29.3.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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