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Brynjolfsson, Rock, and Syverson explain how complementary investments in organization and knowledge can delay the measured benefits of an enabling technology.
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The J-curve is an explanation of transitions, not a promise of automatically increasing returns later.
Capture data cleansing, training and process design as investments; This work does not disappear in the purchase price of a robot.
This derivation is an editorial recommendation from MSD. It is not a further result of the study cited.
NBER · Productivity J-Curve · Publikations-/Bezugsjahr 2018. Recherchiert am 12.11.2026.
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5,179 Support staff form the basis of the NBER working paper. With assistance, the number of issues resolved per hour increased by an average of 14%. New and less experienced forces particularly benefited.
Brynjolfsson, Li & Raymond · NBER 31161The refined ILO index examines which occupational activities could be exposed to generative AI. It assesses technical exposure, not actual decisions to cut jobs.
ILO · Working Paper 140Acemoglu and Restrepo examine historical US labor markets with varying exposure to industrial robots and find negative local employment and wage effects.
Acemoglu & Restrepo · NBER 23285