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Tag Archives: Robots
Policy Implications of the Rise of Robots
After the forum that I posted about yesterday, there was a Q&A with Larry Summers. I asked him about the policy implications of living in a world of “Doers” and whether that should change how we think about pro-capital vs … Continue reading
Larry Summers on Economic Possibilities for Our Children – Robots, Inequality, & Government Spending
I came across the lecture Larry Summers gave on the future of the next generation in which he talks about the rise of robots, inequality, government spending and many other interesting issues. Very much worth watching. Here’s a summary of some … Continue reading
Two interesting posts from Noah Smith
1. Rise of cyborgs 2. What do econ blog audiences like to read?
Quick Takes on Robots, Disability Insurance, Debt Ceiling, & Charts to inform Grand Bargains
1. I still don’t understand why Krugman thinks the invention of “doers” will be bad for high skilled workers. Here’s my reasoning. 2. Ed Glaeser “2013 Is the Year to Go to Work, Not Go on Disability” HT Evan Soltas 3. Foreboding Feeling: Fiscal … Continue reading
How Much Do Wages Go Up When Profit Increases by a Dollar?
Given the interest in the rise of robots, shrinking labor shares and the owners of capital, I thought I’d highlight a Van Reenen paper that David Card suggested we read on the link between firm profitability and wages. It looks at at … Continue reading
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Tagged David Card, Innovation, JOHN VAN REENEN, Middle Class, Paul Krugman, Profits, Robots, Wages
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Why Krugman isn’t quite right on Education & the Rise of Robots
In a recent post on the Rise of Robots, Krugman argues that growing capital-biased technical change undermines the need for better education: If this is the wave of the future, it makes nonsense of just about all the conventional wisdom … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, inequality, Jobs, Labor, larry summers, Middle Class, Paul Krugman, Productivity, Robots, statistics, technical change, Wages
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