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Work of the Future : Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines by David H. Autor, Elisabeth Reynolds and David A. Mindell (2022, Hardcover)

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PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262046369
ISBN-139780262046367
eBay Product ID (ePID)25050051171

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Book TitleWork of the Future : Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReference, Future Studies, Economics / General, Labor
Publication Year2022
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics
AuthorDavid H. Autor, Elisabeth Reynolds, David A. Mindell
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-010583
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"The authors push back on the notion that technological advances will lead to the elimination of countless jobs in the future.Technological change, they emphasize, takes time to unfold and creates new job opportunities even while destroying old ones.In fact, public policy has been more important than technology in shaping labor-market outcomes, specifically for less skilled workers without college degrees. Although all advanced economies have experienced technological change, the United States has seen a sharper divergence between productivity and wages, a more dramatic decline in labor's share of national income, and a more pronounced rise in poorly compensated jobs, all as a result of policy, not technology.These economic trends and their social and political consequences, the authors argue, can be reversed by an increase in the federal minimum wage, which would spur employers to take steps to boost the productivity of low-paid workers; by legal changes that enhance the ability of workers to organize and represent themselves collectively." -- Foreign Affairs
Dewey Decimal331.250973
Table Of ContentForeword by Robert M. Solow VII Part I 1 Introduction 3 2 Labor Markets and Growth 11 3 Technologies and Innovation 39 Part II 4 Education and Training: Pathways to Better Jobs 79 5 Job Quality 101 6 Institutions for Innovation 121 7 Conclusions and Policy Directions 135 Acknowledgments 143 Notes 145 MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future Research Briefs 163 MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future 165 Index 169
SynopsisWhy the United States lags behind other industrialized countries in sharing the benefits of innovation with workers and how we can remedy the problem. The United States has too many low-quality, low-wage jobs. Every country has its share, but those in the United States are especially poorly paid and often without benefits. Meanwhile, overall productivity increases steadily and new technology has transformed large parts of the economy, enhancing the skills and paychecks of higher paid knowledge workers. What's wrong with this picture? Why have so many workers benefited so little from decades of growth? The Work of the Future shows that technology is neither the problem nor the solution. We can build better jobs if we create institutions that leverage technological innovation and also support workers though long cycles of technological transformation. Building on findings from the multiyear MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, the book argues that we must foster institutional innovations that complement technological change. Skills programs that emphasize work-based and hybrid learning (in person and online), for example, empower workers to become and remain productive in a continuously evolving workplace. Industries fueled by new technology that augments workers can supply good jobs, and federal investment in R&D can help make these industries worker-friendly. We must act to ensure that the labor market of the future offers benefits, opportunity, and a measure of economic security to all.
LC Classification NumberHD6331.2.U5A98 2021