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The Evolving Contours of Productivity Performance and Automation Investment in U.S. Manufacturing

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  • Cliff Waldman

    (Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI))

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This paper analyzes the productivity challenges as well as the production-related technological investments in the U.S. manufacturing sector in order to create a rich framework for productivity-enhancing policy making. It offers an industry-based analysis of the evolution of manufacturing productivity performance and subsequently presents original, survey-generated data on automation investment. Productivity performance drivers are statistically identified and a discussion of the still poorly understood relationship between automation and productivity is offered.

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  • Cliff Waldman, 2016. "The Evolving Contours of Productivity Performance and Automation Investment in U.S. Manufacturing," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 51(4), pages 213-238, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:buseco:v:51:y:2016:i:4:d:10.1057_s11369-016-0013-1
    DOI: 10.1057/s11369-016-0013-1
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    2. Timothy F. Slaper, 2019. "Automation and Offshoring in Durable Goods Manufacturing: An Indiana Case Study," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 33(1), pages 19-38, February.

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