a column by Jacques Bughin, Christopher Pissarides and Eric Hazan for VOX: CEPR’;s Policy Portal
Artificial intelligence promises economic growth as well as creating fear for those whose jobs it may replace.
This column takes a wider approach to examining how AI and other technologies will affect citizens’ welfare beyond just their income. It argues that the new technologies are intrinsically neither good nor bad, it is how they are deployed and how the transition is crafted that conditions the welfare dynamics of societies.
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Definitely more on the social issues than the economics. An interesting read.
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Demography, unemployment, and automation: Challenges in creating (decent) jobs until 2030
a column by David Bloom, Mathew McKenna and Klaus Prettner for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
Future global employment needs are of central importance for policymakers.
This column estimates that, based on growth in the working-age population, labour force participation rates, and unemployment, about three quarters of a billion jobs will need to be created in 2010–2030.
It also discusses how automation will add to the number of jobs required.
Future global employment needs are of central importance for policymakers.
This column estimates that, based on growth in the working-age population, labour force participation rates, and unemployment, about three quarters of a billion jobs will need to be created in 2010–2030.
It also discusses how automation will add to the number of jobs required.
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