Davide Antonioli

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Davide Antonioli is a leading scholar in the economics of innovation and technological change, with a particular focus on the intersection of automation, firm performance, and labor markets. His most-cited work, "Robot adoption and product innovation" (2024, 35 citations), challenges conventional wisdom by revealing a negative relationship between robot adoption and product innovation in Spanish firms—a finding that has sparked critical debate about the unintended consequences of automation. Using rigorous staggered difference-in-differences and instrumental variable approaches, Antonioli’s research provides nuanced evidence that technology adoption does not always spur innovation, reshaping how economists and policymakers understand industrial dynamics. Beyond this flagship study, his broader contributions span environmental innovation, industrial relations, and the impact of digital technologies on firm strategies. Recognized for his methodological rigor and policy-relevant insights, Antonioli’s work is essential reading for students and researchers exploring the complex, often counterintuitive, links between automation, innovation, and economic outcomes.