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

Cliff Waldman ()
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Cliff Waldman: Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI)

Business Economics, 2016, vol. 51, issue 4, No 5, 213-238

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1057/s11369-016-0013-1

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