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Automation and the UK Labour Market

Graham Watson

17th October 2017

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This article looks at the macroeconomic effects of automation in the labour market, with the Future Advocacy arguing that 20% of UK jobs will be under threat, and that figure rising to 40% in some places.

Of course, there's a net effect, because labour and capital are complementary as well as substitutes.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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