VoxTalks Economics

S4 Ep41: The robots are reshoring!

Oct 8, 2021 · 17 min · Season 4 · Episode 41 · 16.7 MB
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Robots and offshoring are blamed for destroying manufacturing jobs in advanced economies. But could automation also be a way to make domestic manufacturing more competitive? If so, those outsourced jobs may return. Alessandra Bonfiglioli tells Tim Phillips why there may be reasons to welcome our new robot overlords.